“Zoo asks for pets — to eat”
A European zoo is asking for surplus pets to be donated to feed captive animals.
In a post on Facebook, Aalborg Zoo in Denmark asked people to donate unwanted pets that would be “gently euthanized” and fed to predators in captivity.
“Chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs form an important part of the diet of our predators,” the zoo wrote.
The Facebook post quickly became a battleground between commenters who were appalled at the idea and those who applauded the zoo for its method.
The zoo says dogs and cats are excluded from the program. Donatable animals are limited to chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, and horses.
The zoo says it has been running this program for many years before it went viral.
คำศัพท์
pet (n.) สัตว์เลี้ยง
surplus (n./adj.) ส่วนเกิน
donate (v.) บริจาค
captivity (n.) การถูกกักขัง
predator (n.) นักล่า
appalled (adj.) รู้สึกตกใจ/ไม่ชอบ
applaud (v.) ปรบมือ/ชื่นชม
euthanize (v.) การุณยฆาต
method (n.) วิธีการ
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