Post by Whisker on Feb 18, 2014 15:18:45 GMT -1
The 'Marius Effect'? First Do No Harm, as Another Giraffe Faces Euthanasia
..... it was last Saturday when the news emerged of a young, male giraffe, Marius, who was to be killed at the Copenhagen Zoo because, according to a BBC article, "The zoo says it cannot keep the animal ... because of European rules to avoid inbreeding, and that attempts to find it a new home have failed." And this is not the first case of killing healthy animals who didn't fit into the breeding program at this zoo.
This really is murder
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When I first heard about this on the news, I felt sick to my stomach.
..... it was last Saturday when the news emerged of a young, male giraffe, Marius, who was to be killed at the Copenhagen Zoo because, according to a BBC article, "The zoo says it cannot keep the animal ... because of European rules to avoid inbreeding, and that attempts to find it a new home have failed." And this is not the first case of killing healthy animals who didn't fit into the breeding program at this zoo.
This really is murder
linkWhen I first heard about this on the news, I felt sick to my stomach.
Apparently poor Marius was executed in public, actually while children were watching. 
