[[File:Freya (walrus).jpg|alt=Freya the walrus|thumb|Freya the walrus]]
'''Freya''' was a young female [[walrus]] who appeared along the coasts of several western European countries (the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway) from October 2021 until she was killed by a team of four men from the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries by order of the head of Norway’s fisheries directorate, Frank Bakke-Jensen.

A rare sighting in the areas where she appeared, she attracted the attention of wildlife enthusiasts and the wider public.

On the night of August 13, 2022, Freya was killed by a team of four men from the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries. Their patrol boat arrived at the Oslo marina where the walrus was basking on a moored boat. The day before the killing the team took a video of Freya socialising with the marina staff. Then, during the night, the team shot her with a rifle, using bullets which were described as "the ammunition to be used for that type of animal". An anesthetic dart was not used as there was concern that Freya would drown. The carcass was then covered with a tarp and towed away by boat.

Freya's carcass was delivered to a laboratory of the Norwegian Veterinary Institute where it was dismembered by a health surveillance team led by Knut Madslien. Many samples of her blood and organs were taken and then the other remains were dissolved in a large vat of lye to form a gel.

To commemorate her life campaigners unveiled a bronze sculpture of Freya in April 2023.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/29/sculpture-walrus-freya-unveiled-oslo-norway Sculpture of euthanised walrus Freya unveiled in Oslo] ''The Guardian'' [https://archive.is/wip/vOoAj Archived] Apr 29, 2023</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Walruses]]
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[[Category:Human-wildlife conflict]]

2023-04-29T14:26:57Z

Mille:

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The concept of freedom from pain, injury, or disease is based on the idea that animals have the right to live a life free of unnecessary suffering. This freedom requires that animals be provided with appropriate care and treatment to prevent, alleviate, or cure any pain, injury, or disease. Animals should be protected from physical harm and they should be protected from suffering due to illness or injury.
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Freedom from Pain, Injury, or Disease

Mille:

This is not an exhaustive list and there will be many more '''captive animal deaths''' as most will likely go unreported. In a freedom of information request for the 2020 animal inventory from the London Zoo in the UK it was noted that there were 6,699 animal deaths between Jan 1, 2020 and Dec 31, 2020.<ref>[https://animaladvocatealliance.org/hub/content/perma?id=18159 Whipsnade Zoo - Animal Inventory 2021] Animal Advocate Hub</ref> A 2021 animal inventory of Whipsnade Zoo in the UK showed that there were 1,863 captive animal deaths in that year.<ref>[https://animaladvocatealliance.org/hub/content/perma?id=18169 ZSL London Zoo - Animal Inventory 2020 FOI request] Animal Advocate Hub</ref>

== List of animals that are known to have died in captivity in 2023 ==
This list and is being constantly updated (sometimes retrospectively). It does not include the deaths of animals in sanctuaries.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Species <ref name=":0">Exact species not always disclosed. </ref>
!Date of Death<ref>Dates are sometimes approximate as institutions don't always release details of the animal death immediately it occurs.</ref>
!Location of Death
!Country
!Reported Cause of Death
!Reported Age at Death<ref>The age of the animal is sometimes not known exactly.</ref>
!Refs
|-
|'''Duchess'''
|Dolphin
|Jan
|Mirage Dolphin Habitat
|USA
|
|48
|<ref>[https://archive.is/4411S Dolphin Duchess dies at The Mirage in Las Vegas]</ref>
|-
|'''Narnia Нарния'''
|Orca
|Jan
|Mosvkarium
|Russia
|Intestinal volvulus
|16 ~
|
|-
|'''Studebaker'''
|Banteng cow
|Jan
|Lee Richardson Zoo
|USA
|
|
|<ref>https://www.gctelegram.com/2023/01/19/banteng-cow-dies-at-zoo/</ref>
|-
|'''Unknown'''
|Asian elephant
|Jan
|Kaebai Meechai Elephant Camp
|Thailand
|Died after eating bananas treated with ethylene gas
|20
|<ref>[https://thethaiger.com/news/national/elephant-in-thailand-dies-after-tourists-feed-it-wrong-food Elephant in Thailand dies after tourists feed it wrong food]</ref>
|-
|'''Lalitha'''
|Asian elephant
|Jan
|Muthumariamman Temple
|India
|While the elephant was unloaded from a vehicle, it fell down and sustained injuries.
|60
|<ref>https://archive.ph/qEfoI</ref>
|-
|'''Savannah'''
|Bengal tiger
|Jan
|Texas Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|
|<ref>[https://archive.is/s22FX Texas zoo gets black jaguar to replace Bengal tiger euthanized in January]</ref>
|-
|'''Daisy'''
|Orangutan
|Jan 2
|Sedgwick County Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|41
|
|-
|'''Bafia'''
|Western Lowland gorilla
|Jan 6
|Chessington Zoo
|UK
|Euthanized
|54
|<ref>https://archive.ph/20ePL</ref>
|-
|'''Augustus'''
|Rhinoceros
|Jan 8
|Rolling Hills Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized after exhibiting neurological-type symptoms
|2
|
|-
|'''Draco'''
|Komodo dragon
|Jan 8
|Akron Zoo
|USA
|Egg yolk coelomitis
|22
|
|-
|'''Natalie'''
|Southern white rhinoceros
|Jan 10
|North Carolina Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|30
|<ref>https://archive.ph/DeqCM</ref>
|-
|'''Unnamed'''
|Tamandua
|Jan 10
|Cincinnati Zoo
|USA
|
|0
|<ref name=":3">Facebook</ref>
|-
|'''Cinnamon'''
|Coppery titi monkey
|Jan 13 ~
|Denver Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|31
|
|-
|'''Berlin'''
|Polar bear
|Jan 14 ~
|Kansas City Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|33
|<ref>https://archive.is/8z5de#selection-1747.53-1747.83</ref>
|-
|'''Oscar'''
|Black-footed cat
|Jan 14 ~
|John Ball Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|16
|
|-
|'''Unnamed'''
|Asian elephant
|Jan 15
|Zurich Zoo
|Germany
|Undeveloped / weakness
|0
|<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffQoq3xRos8&ab_channel=ZooZ%C3%BCrich Elephant Farha gives birth to a weak calf // Warning: sensitive content] YouTube</ref> <ref>[https://archive.is/ba4Dl ZU SCHWACH ZUM LEBEN]</ref>
|-
|'''Jewel'''
|Asian elephant
|Jan 15
|Los Angeles Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized due to declining health
|61
|
|-
|'''Dusk'''
|Red panda
|Jan 16 ~
|Calgary Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized after a diagnosis that included progressive heart disease coupled with advanced kidney disease
|18
|
|-
|'''Winnie'''
|Grizzly bear
|Jan 16
|Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo
|USA
|Gastric torsion
|10
|
|-
|'''Cuban'''
|Crocodile
|Jan 18 ~
|National Zoological Gardens
|Sri Lanka
|Old age and animal-related diseases or death due to human negligence
|Unknown
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230212194459/https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Oldest-crocodile-after-living-at-Dehiwala-zoo-dies/108-252465 Oldest crocodile after living at Dehiwala zoo dies]</ref>
|-
|'''Matilda'''
|Moose
|Jan 19
|NEW Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|12
|<ref>https://archive.ph/Kr6Qc</ref>
|-
|'''Tahoe'''
|Harris hawk
|Jan 20 ~
|Zoo Atlanta
|USA
|Got into a fight with a wild animal in his secure outdoor mew and died from his injuries.
|
|<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/now/beloved-zoo-atlanta-harris-hawk-084817678.html</ref>
|-
|'''Hemingway'''
|Dolphin
|Jan 23
|Clearwater Marine Aquarium
|USA
|Suspected gastrointestinal condition
|32 ~
|
|-
|'''Valentine'''
|Wolverine
|Jan 24 ~
|Zoo New York
|USA
|Euthanized
|16
|
|-
|'''Pin'''
|Lappet-faced vulture
|Jan 24 ~
|Dallas Zoo
|USA
|"an unusual wound and injuries, which pointed to this not being a natural death"
|
|<ref>https://archive.ph/zwKU5</ref>
|-
|'''Ceiba'''
|Jaguar
|Jan 24 ~
|Saint Louis Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|20
|<ref>https://archive.ph/ErkUc</ref>
|-
|'''Amalee'''
|Asian elephant
|Jan 27
|Zoo Praha
|Czech Republic
|Elephant endotheliotropic herpes
|2
|
|-
|'''Revital'''
|Orangutan
|Jan 31
|Zoo Basel
|Switzerland
|
|22
|
|-
|[[LeLe - panda|'''LeLe''']]
|Giant panda
|Feb 1
|Memphis Zoo
|USA
|Heart disease
|24
|<ref>[https://www.idausa.org/campaign/wild-animals-and-habitats/latest-news/lele-giant-panda-death-memphis-zoo/ UPDATE: LeLe the Giant Panda Dies of Neglect After Collapse at Memphis Zoo Shortly Before Return to China]</ref>
|-
|'''Magadh'''
|White tiger
|Feb 1
|Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park (Patna zoo)
|India
|Blood protozoan disease
|'Cub'
|<ref name=":2">[https://archive.is/wcvo3#selection-2489.7-2489.65 Another zebra dies of infection at Patna zoo] The Times of India</ref>
|-
|'''Johari'''
|Eastern black rhinoceros
|Feb 4 ~
|Little Rock Zoo
|USA
|Possible gastrointestinal symptoms
|27
|
|-
|'''Stella'''
|Jaguar
|Feb 5
|Milwaukee County Zoo
|USA
|Age-related health conditions that worsened
|19
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230213191615/https://www.wisn.com/article/milwaukee-zoo-mourns-death-of-jaguar-stella-euthanized-at-19/42814041 Milwaukee Zoo mourns death of jaguar Stella euthanized at 19]</ref>
|-
|'''Sammy'''
|Dromedary camel
|Feb 7
|Brevard Zoo
|USA
|
|27
|
|-
|'''Rajah'''
|Bengal tiger
|Feb 9
|Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|18
|<ref>[https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2023/02/rajah-bengal-tiger-that-lived-at-alabama-gulf-coast-zoo-since-he-was-a-cub-dies-at-18.html Rajah, Bengal tiger that lived at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo since he was a cub, dies at 18]</ref>
|-
|'''Dodo'''
|Asian elephant
|Feb 9 ~
|Patara Elephant Farm
|Thailand
|
|Unknown
|
|-
|'''Gracie'''
|Moon bear
|Feb 10 ~
|Roger Williams Park Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|13
|
|-
|'''Ben'''
|Bornean orangutan
|Feb 12
|Brookfield Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|44
|
|-
|'''Parker'''
|Masai giraffe
|Feb 13 ~
|Seneca Park Zoo
|USA
|Found unresponsive after getting stuck in the support structure of a giraffe enclosure gate and breaking his neck
|6
|
|-
|'''Donna'''
|Black bear
|Feb 13
|Cameron Park Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|
|<ref>https://archive.is/0ugVf</ref>
|-
|'''Hermie'''
|American bison
|Feb 13
|Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
|USA
|Euthanized after he did not successfully recover from anesthesia
|12
|
|-
|'''Hima'''
|Snow Leopard
|Feb 14
|Miller Park Zoo
|USA
|Renal disease
|13
|<ref>https://archive.is/ENMBV</ref>
|-
|'''Michael'''
|Masai giraffe
|Feb 15
|Santa Barbara Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|15
|
|-
|'''Big Mama'''
|Boa constrictor
|Feb 15
|Lee Richardson Zoo
|USA
|
|33
|
|-
|'''Sukari'''
|Lion
|Feb 23
|San Francisco Zoo
|USA
|Splenic lymphoma
|20
|
|-
|'''Babli'''
|Zebra
|Feb 23
|Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park (Patna zoo)
|India
|Cardiac arrest
|6
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|'''Mei Mei'''
|Red panda
|Feb 28
|Marwell Zoo
|UK
|Euthanized
|9
|
|-
|'''Bud'''
|Cheetah
|Mar 2 ~
|Maryland Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|8
|
|-
|'''Unknown'''
|Golden tabby tiger
|Mar 2
|Karachi zoo
|Pakistan
|Investigation being conducted<ref>https://www.dawn.com/news/1741353/probe-into-death-of-golden-tabby-tiger-at-zoo-under-way</ref> "had been ill for a long time and apparently failed to receive proper care"
|13
|
|-
|'''Korol'''
|Amur tiger
|Mar 3
|Alaska Zoo
|USA
|"Complications from old age"
|19
|<ref>https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/07/alaska-zoo-tiger-dead-19/</ref>
|-
|'''Sandrine'''
|Asian elephant
|Mar 3
|Givskud Zoo
|Denmark
|Euthanized - "disease-related"
|57
|<ref name=":1">[https://archive.is/CYyE9 Sad day in GIVSKUD ZOO: Farewell to the elephants]</ref>
|-
|'''Medu'''
|Asian elephant
|Mar 3
|Givskud Zoo
|Denmark
|Euthanized - "because she should not be alone in the facility" [after Sandrine was euthanized - see above]
|54
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|'''Gordy'''
|Groundhog
|Mar 3
|Milwaukee County Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
|'''Sedge'''
|River otter
|Mar 4
|Beardsley Zoo
|USA
|"Sedge's death was unexpected as he was recently under medical care for an infection"
|
|<ref>[https://archive.is/i5VQ0 Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo mourning the death of Sedge the river otter]</ref>
|-
|'''Rex'''
|Rough-toothed dolphin
|Mar 6
|Clearwater Marine Aquarium
|USA
|Rex stopped eating three days before he died - necropsy pending
|8
|<ref>[https://archive.is/eCmy7#selection-1311.0-1311.26 String of dolphin deaths at Clearwater aquarium prompts ‘expert’ examination] Tampa Bay Times</ref>
|-
|'''Glinda'''
|Amur tiger
|Mar 7
|Potawatomi Zoo
|USA
|Did not successfully recover from anesthesia
|
|<ref>https://archive.ph/4Wcnj</ref>
|-
|'''Kipele'''
|Giraffe
|Mar 8
|Denver Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|29
|
|-
|'''Daisy'''
|Giraffe
|Mar 9
|St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|23
|
|-
|'''Marius'''
|Polar bear
|Mar 9
|Copenhagen Zoo
|Denmark
|Electrocuted
|"young"
|<ref>[https://archive.ph/Ka9eW A polar bear has died of electric shock at Copenhagen Zoo]</ref>
|-
|'''Glinda'''
|Amur tiger
|Mar 7 ~
|Potawatomi Zoo
|USA
|Did not successfully recover from anesthesia
|
|<ref>https://archive.is/4Wcnj</ref>
|-
|[[Kiska - orca|'''Kiska''']]
|Orca
|Mar 10
|Marineland
|Canada
|Bacterial infection
|49 ~
|<ref>[https://www.theanimalreader.com/2023/03/11/news-lonely-orca-kiska-at-marineland-in-canada-dies/ Lonely orca Kiska dies at Marineland in Canada] The Animal Reader</ref>
|-
|'''Vicky'''
|Zebra
|Mar 11
|Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park (Patna zoo)
|India
|
|4
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|'''Maya'''
|Red panda
|Mar 13
|Jardin des Plantes Zoo
|France
|Euthanized
|18
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
|'''Blizzard'''
|Artic fox
|Mar 17
|Wildwood Zoo
|USA
|
|10
|<ref>https://archive.ph/H0Sl7</ref>
|-
|'''Sota'''
|Giraffe
|Mar 17
|Reid Park Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|
|<ref>https://archive.ph/XuyfN</ref>
|-
|'''Yaqi'''
|Asian elephant
|Mar 18
|Jinan Zoo
|China
|Multiple organ failure
|3
|<ref>https://archive.ph/mCNi7</ref>
|-
|'''Mrs. B'''
|Bald eagle
|Mar 20
|Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|49 ~
|<ref>https://archive.ph/Th8JV</ref>
|-
|'''Bahatika'''
|Giraffe
|Mar 22
|Milwaukee County Zoo
|USA
|
|17
|
|-
|'''Mary Ann'''
|American bison
|Mar 23
|Oklahoma City Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|22
|<ref>https://archive.ph/5Dwzc</ref>
|-
|'''Unnamed'''
|Southern white rhino
|Mar 25
|Werribee Zoo
|Australia
|Heart attack
|5 days
|<ref>https://archive.ph/pnih2</ref>
|-
|'''Lisa'''
|African elephant
|Mar 26
|Oakland Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|46
|<ref>[https://archive.ph/84eFD 46-year-old elephant euthanized at Oakland Zoo due to arthritis, other age-related problems] Fox News</ref>
|-
|'''Willow'''
|Giraffe
|Mar 28
|Maryland Zoo
|USA
|Gastrointestinal issue
|6
|<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230329104629/https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-zoo-mourns-unexpected-death-giraffe-willow/</ref>
|-
|'''Loki'''
|Wolf
|Mar 28
|Camperdown Wildlife Centre
|UK
|Euthanized after an operation
|
|<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230329104629/https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-zoo-mourns-unexpected-death-giraffe-willow/</ref>
|-
|'''?'''
|Wolf
|Mar 28
|Camperdown Wildlife Centre
|UK
|Euthanized because Loki (see above) was euthanized
|
|
|-
|'''?'''
|Wolf
|Mar 28
|Camperdown Wildlife Centre
|UK
|Euthanized because Loki (see above) was euthanized
|
|
|-
|'''?'''
|Wolf
|Mar 28
|Camperdown Wildlife Centre
|UK
|Euthanized because Loki (see above) was euthanized
|
|
|-
|'''Lisa'''
|African elephant
|Mar 28
|Oakland Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|46
|
|-
|'''Jontu'''
|Rhino
|Mar 28
|Henry Doorly Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|15
|
|-
|'''Mandla'''
|Black leopard
|Mar 30
|Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary (Zoo)
|New Zealand
|Euthanized
|20
|<ref>https://archive.ph/wip/5Ye1e</ref>
|-
|'''Rahna'''
|Giraffe
|Mar 30
|Milwaukee County Zoo
|USA
|Euthanized
|30
|
|-
|'''Huey'''
|Californian sea lion
|Apr 4
|Audubon Zoo
|USA
|Renal failure
|
|
|-
|'''Takoda'''
|Black bear
|Apr 7
|Oregon Zoo
|USA
|Went into cardiac arrest while under anesthesia
|
|<ref>https://archive.ph/wip/TOP5h</ref>
|-
|'''Lin Hui'''
|Giant panda
|Apr 19
|Chiang Mai Zoo
|Thailand
|
|21
|<ref>[https://archive.ph/uZolF Giant panda Lin Hui dies aged 21 years] Bangkok Post</ref>
|-
|'''Noor Jehan'''
|Asian elephant
|Apr 22
|Karachi Zoo
|Pakistan
|
|
|<ref>https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230422-ailing-pakistan-elephant-dies-leaving-mourning-partner-in-limbo</ref>
|-
|'''Lydia'''
|Zebra
|Apr 25
|Zoo Knoxville
|USA
|Ran into fence
|7
|<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230426011306/https://www.kalb.com/2023/04/24/lydia-zebra-dies-after-running-into-fence/</ref>
|}
== See also ==

* [[Number of animals killed in zoos]]
* [[List of deceased captive orcas]]
* [[Lists of captive animals]]
* [[Horse racing deaths by year]]
* [[Greyhound racing deaths 2023]]
== External links ==

* [https://archive.is/iM5Pm Killing animals at the zoo] The New Yorker
* [https://archive.is/vADdM How many healthy animals do zoos put down?] BBC
* [https://archive.is/K0t4h Killing Healthy Animals in Zoos: "Zoothanasia" is a Reality] Psychology Today
* [https://archive.is/5us7G Marius was not a one off: European zoos 'routinely' kill up to 5,000 healthy animals] The Express

== References ==
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[[Category:India]]
[[Category:Thailand]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Russia]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Czech Republic]]
[[Category:Denmark]]
[[Category:Switzerland]]
[[Category:China]]
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