Poor Animal And Damn Zoos!

[dunnitall]

Why, why why? They were offered a home for this poor giraffe but they still destroyed it despite protests and people trying to find a new home for it! This is why IMO zoos should not exist, what care do they give for animals in this sort of instance, it's appalling the destruction of a life that should not have been held in captivity anyway...b'stards!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26098935

I trust the oink works.

[dunnitall]

"Link"

[kawakiri]

Not so wonderful Copenhagen.

[Prudie]

That is a hideous story especially when other homes were offered that would not interfere with the zoo's aims for an Aryan race of giraffes.

[Tilly2]

I don't want to read about this. It's shocking!

[seadogg]

Young giraffe gone for tiger meat when it could have been saved. Yuk!

[flump1]

It is indeed horrible.

[marval]

That is so cruel

[pussnboots]

I saw this earlier and couldn't believe that they killed this poor animal, disgusting.

[boxtops]

It does this zoo no favours, as it says in the article, its ethics are questionable. Sad story.

[B00]

Our own zoos aren't any better.

I read earlier (though for bloody life of me can't find it again!) about one of our own who killed a lion and 4 cubs as there was fear of inbreeding amongst them.

[B00]

Found it!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2554916/Outrage-lioness-cubs-pride-Longleat-leaving-staff-tears.html

[dunnitall]

Thanks for that Boo. I have never agreed with any zoos or safari parks and for this and other reasons because they will at some time in their existence use culling an animal for whatever reason they choose. These places are going to be faced with a finite number of animals where in-breeding by the very nature of circumstances will occur, what a pity there doesn't seem to be any forethought of situations occurring like this.

As with these two cases highlighted, if they had to "do something" they should have relocated the animals instead of killing them. Makes you wonder if the Danish zoo was more interested in providing a spectacular show for children by the way of the "anatomy lesson" they were "proud of" showing!!

[Hypognosis]

As if that wasn't bad enough, the BBC said that it was immediately subjected to dissection, streamed live on the internet.

Sickening.

[dunnitall]

Yes it was and the zoo said they were proud to have given an anatomy lesson to children who wouldn't have that experience just by looking at a photo!!! As you say hypo sickening!

[Gromit]

I don't really see the point of zoos in the 21st century. They became popular for Victorians to gawp at exotic animals that they would unlikely to ever see in their native country. Now there are many excellent documentaries on any species you care to mention. Actually seeing a live (or dead) giraffe does really had too much.
And thy always push in their adverts their conservation work. Well, incidents such as those mentioned on this page, show up that lie. They are just there for entertainment, if their ratings drop they can be axed (literally) from the show.

[Gromit]

I am quite amused that Google have thoughtfully supplied an advert for a zoo to sit on this thread.

[mikey4444]

Disgusting ! The poor animal should have been rehoused. To kill and butcher it in front of children is an dreadful act....I am struggling to believe it actually happened.

[Quizmonster]

"These places are going to be faced with a finite number of animals where in-breeding by the very nature of circumstances will occur, what a pity there doesn't seem to be any forethought of situations occurring like this."

Surely it was "forethought" that justified the putting-down of the animal. We don't know for sure that, if the giraffe had been sent to Yorkshire or anywhere else, fifty or a hundred years hence - had it somehow managed to breed - there might have been many more than one 'unsuitable' creature to be destroyed.
In the long term, a "better safe than sorry" attitude shows forethought and makes sense.

[jno]

zoos do a lot of conservation work. There are more tigers in the USA than in India (not all in zoos, some are pets). But they need money for the work, and showing animals to visitors is their main way of doing it.

[jake-the-peg]

I have to agree with the zoo's director who said:

'I know the giraffe is a nice looking animal but I don't think there would have been such an outcry if it had been an antelope and nobody would have lifted an eyebrow if it had been a pig'

There's far too much 'bambi sentimentality' over pretty animals while endangered ones that don't look good on a poster.

Australia has a number of endangered sharks but is carrying out a cull - yes there are protests but this deserves far more attention.