A zoo in Denmark is asking the public for donations of unwanted small pets or horses to feed its captive predators.

"In zoos, we have a responsibility to imitate the natural food chain of the animals — in terms of both animal welfare and professional integrity," Aalborg Zoo said in a post on social media.

The zoo in northern Denmark said that chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs were an important part of the diet of its predators, which need "whole prey," reminiscent of what they would hunt in the wild.

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If you have a healthy animal that has to leave here for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us. The animals are gently euthanized by trained staff and are afterwards used as fodder. That way, nothing goes to waste — and we ensure natural behavior, nutrition and well-being for our predators," Aalborg Zoo said.

The zoo said it accepts donated rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., but no more than four at a time.

It also accepts horses for feeding its animals, which it says on its website are euthanized by a zookeeper and a veterinarian.

would you do it?

This isn't the first Danish zoo to trigger international criticism. In 2014, the Copenhagen Zoo killed a 2-year-old giraffe to prevent inbreeding despite an online petition to save the animal. Staff then performed an autopsy on the carcass and fed the remains to lions as visitors watched.

denmark mentioned in the media 🇩🇰

Need a pet gorilla donated to see it against a bear once and for all

Cycle of life

Was looking for a way to get rid of this chicken, rabbit, guinea pig and horse ive been struggling with lately

Good stuff

Some people eat caviar me this my plusure

Mfw Shaggy gives Scooby Doo up for d*** money 😔😔😔

beast mode

Zoo's struggling.. Sea World having washed up rappers perform to get people to come visit...

If denmarkians were black and still formed a sizable chunk of the immigrant presence in Springfield and Columbus, Skibidiville ( FKA Ohio ) this may have garnered the attention and widespread outrage necessary for Donald Trump to denounce the actions of this zoo; as things stand , however , all that has come of this is the expected 47 missed calls from PETA and perhaps a couple of strongly worded letters from individuals who warned the people responsible for this decision that the first taste is free but any additional parcels of guinea pigs and out of season wabbits will not come cheap .

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It’s a zoo , couldn’t they have thought of building their own chicken coop or rabbit farm to feed the predators?

No dogs? TF ?

nothing wrong with asking

people can say no