A Danish zoo is asking people who no longer want their pets to bring them to the zoo to be fed to the predators. Guinea pigs, rabbits, horses, they're all welcome but how do you feel about it?
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To clear things up, they're not thrown alive into the lion dead. They're humanely killed, i would assume by snapping their necks or clubbing and shooting the larger stuff.
Only reason I would give my cat away from me is if she was sick and since they would not accept sick animals that would be a no.
It's something they've done for a long time, the animals they get donated would be put down anyways in most cases and at Aalborg zoo it is done by professionals and with humanity. Animals eating animals is natural. Heck I eat animals, this includes rabbits and horses. Feeding the animals in the zoo, with something close to their natural food source is beneficial to them - from the calcium in the bones to the fur.
Burial? I don't even want to be burried. I want my viable organs to be used to something beneficial and then burn baby burn. Heck if I could I'd say - feed me to the animals, do something beneficial with the rest of me that won't be any use to anyone anyways. 😂
I'm sorry to hear that. Not everyone wants to rot in the earth forcing my loved ones to take on a lifelong responsibility of taking care of a grave. 🤷♀️ I'll be a part of earth one way or another, I've had an impact on people so I've people who'll have the memory of me after my passing - that is all that matters to me, not how I'll get there.
Why do you care so much what happens to your dead body? (Or others) It baffles me why people are so attached to their bodies after death and will safe up countless of $$ to spend on something no one will benefit from. (You don't need a burial to say good bye or honour the dead).
And how does your body being gently put down in a hole to rot show more honor or respect - then being burned, or whatever else? You really think your way is the only respectable and honourable way?
I definetly will be burned - fuck yes, the $$ I'll save, will go to family + donations.
If you are the proud pet owner of something like a snake or a frog, you routinely feed them live or frozen prey. Do people cry about that? Animals are euthanized ALL THE TIME. There are an abundance of kill shelters that kill potential pets because they simply don't have the room. Those animals are sent to the landfill or cremated. Are people outraged enough to do more about it? When parks are overrun by certain species that multiply quickly, they allow hunters to go in and kill them off to reduce the population...again, when is the last time someone protested that? If an animal is going to die, and no one is intending to stop it, then at the very least, let it's body not go to waste by feeding it to another animal.
It's like the vegan who complains about people eating meat, but sits on a leather couch at home, is wearing a leather belt, and has on leather shoes....
This is a question that may rise some polemics, because of the plain natural truth about predators in the wild only killing to eat, and what happened during the Second World War in camps.
In the frame of cold logic, one could indeed feed unwanted pets to the zoo's predators, but people giving their pet to that purpose must really hate their pet or miss some screw in their head. Think of what Saint-Exupéry says in "Le Petit Prince" (The Little Prince): "you become for ever responsible for what you have tamed".
On the ethical side, I cannot imagine how to tell kids their dog, cat or rabbit is going to be the zoo's lion next meal, just because their parents are tired of the involved pet...
it is nevertheless also true that shelters being overpopulated, many abandoned animals will be euthanized.
My dog last year died of cancer. They probably don’t want diseased animals which many pets would be at death along with the drugs in them.
They could harvest from the “kill shelters” as they are called here. If strays aren’t adopted in say 3 days, they are killed. If they are euthanized in a manner that doesn’t contaminate them then they could be fed to the lions etc. The circle of life.
I’m okay with it if it is strays or people voluntarily giving up their pets that are at end of life or even road kill such as deer, raccoons or possums. My dog though was cremated and his ashes spread on a barrier reef in the ocean. Great dog. I wouldn’t have donated him to the lions though.
Such a practice raises important ethical questions. I believe that pets form a part of our family, and the bond we share with them is invaluable. It's essential to consider humane and reasonable alternatives if someone can no longer care for their pet, such as rehoming or surrendering them to a shelter, rather than viewing them as simply food for predators. Compassion and respect for animals should guide our decisions. 🐾
Definetely not! The law of nature dictates the food chain anyway, but we shouldn't interfere with it. They should continue feeding them just like before I also completely disagree with euthanizing animals, regardless of the reasons. I don't believe we have the right to take lives, whether human or animal."
A German zoo just euthanized a dozen baboons because of overpopulation and fed them to the big cats. Of course a few militant animal-rights activists are now throwing a fit.
I mean I get the whole circle of life thing, and I respect if animals kill in the wild. They have to eat to live. But if I had a pet, it means I developed a bond with them. I wouldn't do anything to them that I wouldn't do to my loved ones.
Why can't the zoo just breed rabbits for alive feeding? I hate rabbits, as most Australians do, so it would be good to see them serving a useful purpose.
Was this question really worth it for her or did it backfire? I think she got what she wanted and she’s pleased the question asker shock value treatment
In the futuristic film Logans Run they euthanized humans at 30 to feed the population by turning them into biscuits. Perhaps this is the first stage, and we will be next.
@MrOracle I've never seen Soilent Green. But in Logan's Run they had fish on the menu, but they stopped catching fish, and started storing humans in the freezer. But they must have been happy with the biscuits, because they were left in the freezer.
While Box was definitely freezing the humans who tried to escape, it wasn't really implied that they were being fed to the others, but that's not out of the question.
"Fish, plankton, sea greens, and protein from the sea."
... Well, now I have ANOTHER reason to hate Denmark, besides all the times they invaded us and stole our island. They should feed themselves to the animals.
Thats evil and no one would take their pets to be murdered to be fed for food. Anybody that does that should be put in jail and lose their license I can understand rats but not dogs or cats or rabbits or anything else
I’m just fucking with everybody I wouldn’t do that as a matter of fact I don’t even own a dog. I have a cool cat named Sebastian, but he’s deaf I don’t know why we gave him a name. He can’t hear it..🤣🤣
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