Animal Cruelty: Swedish Zoo Admits to Killing Nine Healthy Young Lions, Calling Them ‘Surplus’ (Video)
Saryn Chorney
A Swedish zoo has come under fire for its controversial, and seemingly cruel, practice of killing healthy young lions.
PEOPLE contacted Borås Djurpark, near Gothenburg, which openly admits and explains its euthanasia, or “culling”, practice.
“In Boras Zoo, we have euthanized 9 young surplus lions since 2013, for population management reasons. These lions were not cubs, but subadults around 1.5 -2 years old which had to leave their family unit because of group aggressions and other welfare reasons … these animals were unfortunately not possible to relocate within the community”, states the zoo’s press release, authored by CEO Bo Kjellson. …
PEOPLE.com – January 12, 2018 at 01:28 PM
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