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(Created page with "Animals are routinely killed in zoos every year and many are young and healthy. After Marius, an 18 month old healthy giraffe, was killed in front of a crowd at Copenhagen Zoo in 2014 Simon Tonge, the chairman of The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), stated in a BBC Radio 4 interview: As many as 5,000 creatures are put down annually to manage populations. It is necessary to "euthanise" animals and that zoos can not afford to be "sentimental" about the is...") |
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The fact that zoos are killing healthy animals in their thousands and yet are unable, or perhaps simply unwilling, to put an exact figure on how many lives have been deliberately ended is appalling. Whether it is a deliberate cover-up or, as suggested by the Executive Director of Newquay and Paignton Zoos’ parent company, some animals’ deaths are simply not important enough to monitor, it should ring alarm bells for anyone that believes the zoo industry prioritises the interests of the animals under its care. To learn that, in addition to this, zoos kill animals as a means to avoid the cost of giving them veterinary treatment simply reinforces our concerns”. | The fact that zoos are killing healthy animals in their thousands and yet are unable, or perhaps simply unwilling, to put an exact figure on how many lives have been deliberately ended is appalling. Whether it is a deliberate cover-up or, as suggested by the Executive Director of Newquay and Paignton Zoos’ parent company, some animals’ deaths are simply not important enough to monitor, it should ring alarm bells for anyone that believes the zoo industry prioritises the interests of the animals under its care. To learn that, in addition to this, zoos kill animals as a means to avoid the cost of giving them veterinary treatment simply reinforces our concerns”. | ||
See also | == See also == | ||
[[Captive animal deaths by year]] | |||
[[Lists of captive animals]] | |||
== External links == | |||
[https://archive.is/iM5Pm Killing animals at the zoo] The New Yorker | |||
[https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/News/notorious-copenhagen-zoo-in-the-news-again Copenhagen Zoo in the News Again for Their Failure to Protect Imprisoned Animals] Freedom for Animals | |||
[https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/copenhagen-zoo-kills-three-wolves-to-use-their-space-as-temporary-playground-for-children-3013331.html Copenhagen Zoo Kills Three Wolves to Use their Space as Temporary Playground for Children] News 18 | |||
[https://animaladvocatealliance.org/hub/s/resources/wiki/+Surplus+animals+%3A+the+cycle+of+hell+%3A+a+study+of+captive+wildlife+in+the+United+States Surplus animals: the cycle of hell: a study of captive wildlife in the United States] PDF Animal Advocate Hub | |||
[https://www.bornfree.org.uk/blog/culling-captivity Culling in Captivity] Born Free | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Captive animal deaths]] | |||
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