Dánska ZOO svojim činom poriadne naštvala ľudí po celom svete! Ošetrovatelia tu totiž zabili mláďa žirafy, ktoré bolo úplne zdravé.
Dôvodom zabitia Mariusa bolo to, že v ZOO v Kodani chová už priveľa žiráf a Mariusa nemali kam umiestniť.
Okrem toho, tento krok im odporučila aj Európska asociácia zoologických záhrad, pretože z hľadiska genetiky nemal pre ZOO Marius význam – chová sa tu totiž mnoho žiráf s podobnými génmi.
Proti zabitiu Mariusa bola síce vyhlásená petícia, ktorú podpísalo viac než 30-tisíc ľudí, no rozhodnutie ZOO nezmenili.
The carcass of Marius, a male giraffe, is eaten by lions after he was put down in Copenhagen Zoo on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. Copenhagen Zoo turned down offers from other zoos and 500,000 euros ($680,000) from a private individual to save the life of a healthy giraffe before killing and slaughtering it Sunday to follow inbreeding recommendations made by a European association. The 2-year-old male giraffe, named Marius, was put down using a bolt pistol and its meat will be fed to carnivores at the zoo, spokesman Tobias Stenbaek Bro said. Visitors, including children, were invited to watch while the giraffe was dissected. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Rasmus Flindt Pedersen) DENMARK OUT
Žirafu si dokonca chcela kúpiť milionárka z Beverly Hills a miesto pre život mu ponúkla aj ZOO v britskom Yorkshire.
Napriek tomu všetkému sa ZOO v Kodani rozhodla Mariusa zabiť.
Children watch as Marius, a male giraffe, is dissected, at the Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. Copenhagen Zoo turned down offers from other zoos and 500,000 euros ($680,000) from a private individual to save the life of a healthy giraffe before killing and slaughtering it Sunday to follow inbreeding recommendations made by a European association. The 2-year-old male giraffe, named Marius, was put down using a bolt pistol and its meat will be fed to carnivores at the zoo, spokesman Tobias Stenbaek Bro said. Visitors, including children, were invited to watch while the giraffe was dissected. (AP Photo/Polfot, Rasmus Flindt Pedersen) DENMARK OUT
A aby toho nebolo málo, jeho telo rozporocovali priamo pred zrakmi detí a kusy jeho tela dali zožrať levom.
Situácia mala podľa ZOO výchovný charakter – simulovala totiž skutočnosť z divočiny a bola spojená s prednáškou
