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[[File:Giraffes - Copenhagen Zoo - DSC09012.JPG|alt=Giraffes at Copenhagen Zoo |thumb|Giraffes at Copenhagen Zoo ]] | [[File:Giraffes - Copenhagen Zoo - DSC09012.JPG|alt=Giraffes at Copenhagen Zoo |thumb|Giraffes at Copenhagen Zoo ]] | ||
Zoos usually decide what to do with “surplus” animals based on “what the market will bear.” Consequently, many thousands of other “surplus” animals per year are sold to circuses, animal merchants, auctions, individual pet owners, “game farms,” “hunting ranches,” and “trophy collectors”.<ref>[https://derrickjensen.org/thought-to-exist-in-the-wild/surplus-animals/ Surplus Animals] The official Derrick Jensen site</ref> Many zoos have Species Survival Plan (SSP) programs in place that are designed to manage populations and keep them genetically diverse. There is no way to completely control how many surplus animals there may be.<ref>[https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/the-shocking-truth-about-what-happens-to-surplus-zoo-animals/ The Shocking Truth About What Happens to ‘Surplus’ Zoo Animals] One Green Planet </ref> | |||
Animals are routinely killed in zoos every year and many are young and healthy. | Animals are routinely killed in zoos every year and many are young and healthy. | ||