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Originally Posted by shcisamax
It is evident that you do care and I am not flaming you.
But yes, I do say there are plenty of dead animals although they were very much alive a few days prior. But that IS the point. They were no longer alive. No need to kill a healthy animal. Please consider that there were options for this animal and they chose to kill it. They could have easily had a teaching experience with an animal that HAD died. Why do this unnecessarily? They had other zoos...far far away...on other continents in fact that would have taken this animal.
As for the zoos selling surplus for hunting...I can't even begin to address that.
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I truly appreciate that we are able to have a civilized discourse on this. It doesn't always happen this way on this forum. Here is what happens every day at zoos.
All major American zoos have to deal with surplus animals, and many of them have engaged in the following practices. If the animals are lucky, they may be traded or sent to another zoo or accredited facility. Some get transferred to multiple zoos throughout their lives. But a large number of them go to private breeders, pet owners, circuses, roadside zoos, and canned hunting ranches. The animals are usually sold to an animal dealer, who then sells them directly to a hunting ranch or taxidermist, where they are immediately killed, or the dealer brings them to an auction, where anybody can buy the animals. They usually end up in filthy, cramped conditions, cared for by people who are not familiar with the animal’s nutritional, emotional, and physical needs.
The zoo may decide to take care of the problem themselves, in more barbaric ways. Some of the extra animals are euthanized, and fed to the other zoo animals. Sometimes the animals are killed and their parts are sold (pelts, skulls, etc.) A number of zoo veterinarians advocate for other controversial practices such as culling, using zoo animals for medical research, and aborting fetuses. The treatment of surplus animals is the zoo industry’s “dirty little secret.”