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Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« on: March 26, 2014, 09:36:40 PM »
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140326-lions-copenhagen-zoo-killing-animals-world-science/

So they kill healthy zoo animals instead of finding other homes for them.

Along with the pilot whale slaughter that happens on the Faroe Islands it just kinda seems like the Danes really hate animals.

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2014, 09:55:14 PM »
That's pretty gruesome. I could have done without the picture of the lion eating that healthy giraffe.  :-\

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2014, 10:13:48 PM »
Boo!  Animals are great.

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2014, 10:25:16 PM »
People are making the argument that they couldn't be sent to other zoos since it would still lead to inbreeding, but even so, why not find a retirement sanctuary outside of the zoo system? I mean, killing 4 lions seems a little outrageous.


And the whale slaughter? Completely pointless since those whales have too much mercury for consumption.

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2014, 10:26:31 PM »
Why not run a program to release surplus lions back intot he wild. That's what conservation is supposed to be about isn't it? I thought that's what zoos pretend is their purpose.

Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2014, 10:38:36 PM »
I bet other zoos kill animals as well. This zoo just seems to be in the lime light.



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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2014, 10:52:55 PM »
I bet other zoos kill animals as well. This zoo just seems to be in the lime light.

I wouldn't doubt it.

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2014, 10:59:10 PM »
I bet other zoos kill animals as well. This zoo just seems to be in the lime light.

Sure, but the question is- do other zoos kill healthy animals? Especially a species listed as vulnerable in the wild...

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2014, 05:50:49 AM »
Bloody independently owned zoos ruining their entire nation's image amirite

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2014, 01:24:27 PM »
Bloody independently owned zoos ruining their entire nation's image amirite

And this: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/megan-stamper/denmark-dolphin-slaughter_b_4681562.html

It's a fair article on the tradition. While it's not technically Denmark, I wonder if they're not culturally similar. I kind of wonder if they just have a low emotional attachment to animals in general similar to Asians.

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2014, 02:04:39 PM »
write a thesis on it and only use these two sources

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2014, 02:14:46 PM »
write a thesis on it and only use these two sources
Thanks for the discussion.

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2014, 10:45:18 PM »
I want to be a zoo keeper. :(

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2014, 10:50:48 PM »
I want to be a zoo keeper. :(

You are.

Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2014, 10:54:17 PM »
I am? Golly gosh you're right!

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« Reply #16 on: April 03, 2014, 01:39:10 PM »
Abandon hope all ye who press enter here.

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Re: Why Does Denmark Hate Animals
« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2014, 05:11:52 PM »
Come now Pizza. As an FE'er, you should know better than to trust The Global Edition.
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