Shame on MURDERER #Denmark & #EAZA !! Marius The Giraffe Is Not The Only Animal Zoos Have Culled Recently. Members of other much-loved species have been euthanized. In the spring of 2012, the zoo put down, via lethal injection, two leopard cubs whose genetics were over-represented. “We cull antelopes and wild boar at the zoo every year for the same reason,” says Bengt Holst, the zoo’s scientific director. “I don’t understand the outrage.” The killings of animals including zebras and pygmy hippos are necessary for conservation, zookeepers say. The killing of Marius the giraffe at a zoo in Copenhagen surprised many people around the world — and shocked quite a few — but it was no isolated incident. Also put down by European zoos in the name of genetic diversity in recent years: Zebra, antelopes, bison, pygmy hippos, and tiny Red River hog piglets. Although zoo officials may not publicize the fact, culling is often a normal part of a zoo’s breeding program and conservation efforts. But as those breeding programs become more successful — especially with popular animals like giraffes — euthanasia is also becoming more controversial. http://global.christianpost.com/news/giraffe-is-lion-food-in-graphic-slaughter-copenhagen-zoo-kills-18-month-old-for-big-cats-video-114277/