{"id":20454,"date":"2014-02-11T01:15:09","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T23:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=20454"},"modified":"2014-02-11T01:15:30","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T23:15:30","slug":"hypocrisy-of-animal-lovers-over-a-dead-giraffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2014\/02\/11\/hypocrisy-of-animal-lovers-over-a-dead-giraffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypocrisy of animal lovers over a dead giraffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>OK, so by now I think everyone and their mother have heard of a giraffe that has been killed in the zoo. \u00a0Then it was chopped into pieces, which were used for feeding other zoo animals and, partially, sent off to research centers. \u00a0 Now <a href=\"http:\/\/cyprus-mail.com\/2014\/02\/10\/copenhagen-zoo-staff-get-death-threats\/\">Cyprus Mail<\/a> reports that there were death threats to the zoo staff.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>COPENHAGEN Zoo\u2019s scientific director and other staff have received death threats after a healthy giraffe was killed to avoid inbreeding among the long-necked beasts there, the zoo said on Monday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh, the hypocrisy of this!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/copenhagen-zoo.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2014\/02\/11\/hypocrisy-of-animal-lovers-over-a-dead-giraffe\/people-look-on-as-a-veterinarian-prepares-to-dismember-the-giraffe-marius-after-it-was-killed-in-copenhagen-zoo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/copenhagen-zoo.jpg?fit=794%2C529&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"794,529\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;REUTERS&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;People look on as a veterinarian prepares to dismember the giraffe Marius after it was killed in Copenhagen Zoo February 9, 2014. The Copenhagen Zoo went ahead with a plan to shoot and dismember a healthy giraffe on Sunday and feed the 18-month-old animal&#039;s carcass to lions - an action the zoo said was in line with anti-inbreeding rules meant to ensure a healthy giraffe population. The giraffe, named Marius, was shot in the head and then cut apart in view of children, according to a video of the incident released by the Denmark-based production company Localize. The zoo&#039;s plans had sparked an outcry from animal rights activists. A British zoo had offered to give Marius a home and even started an online petition to save the giraffe, gathering more than 25,000 signatures. Picture taken February 9, 2014. REUTERS\/Kasper Palsnov\/Scanpix Denmark (DENMARK - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) \\rATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1392012116&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;People look on as a veterinarian prepares to dismember the giraffe Marius after it was killed in Copenhagen Zoo&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"People look on as a veterinarian prepares to dismember the giraffe Marius after it was killed in Copenhagen Zoo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;People look on as a veterinarian prepares to dismember the giraffe Marius after it was killed in Copenhagen Zoo February 9, 2014. The Copenhagen Zoo went ahead with a plan to shoot and dismember a healthy giraffe on Sunday and feed the 18-month-old animal&amp;#8217;s carcass to lions &amp;#8211; an action the zoo said was in line with anti-inbreeding rules meant to ensure a healthy giraffe population. The giraffe, named Marius, was shot in the head and then cut apart in view of children, according to a video of the incident released by the Denmark-based production company Localize. The zoo&amp;#8217;s plans had sparked an outcry from animal rights activists. A British zoo had offered to give Marius a home and even started an online petition to save the giraffe, gathering more than 25,000 signatures. Picture taken February 9, 2014. REUTERS\/Kasper Palsnov\/Scanpix Denmark (DENMARK &amp;#8211; Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)&lt;br \/&gt;\nATTENTION EDITORS &amp;#8211; THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/copenhagen-zoo.jpg?fit=660%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-20456\" alt=\"People look on as a veterinarian prepares to dismember the giraffe Marius after it was killed in Copenhagen Zoo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/copenhagen-zoo-500x333.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/copenhagen-zoo.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/copenhagen-zoo.jpg?resize=510%2C339&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/copenhagen-zoo.jpg?resize=710%2C474&amp;ssl=1 710w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/copenhagen-zoo.jpg?w=794&amp;ssl=1 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let me try to get this straight:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First of all, we are talking about the an animal that was living in the FREAKING ZOO!!! \u00a0Oh, is that OK with you? \u00a0Fine.<\/li>\n<li>Parts of the giraffe were fed to OTHER ANIMALS. \u00a0And that&#8217;s quite a natural for many of them to survive.<\/li>\n<li>It was a public autopsy. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Why? The kids are watching!!! \u00a0Yeah, right. \u00a0If you don&#8217;t want your kids to see &#8211; simply walk away. \u00a0Just remember, that not everybody is like you. \u00a0And sometimes, to learn more about animals &#8211; you need to kill them, open them up and study. \u00a0Not only animals, by the way &#8211; we do the same to birds, fish, and even people.<\/li>\n<li>There are countless cases of animal cruelty, abuse, and accidents in the world. \u00a0On a larger scale. \u00a0Many times on industrial scale (are you a vegetarian already?). \u00a0And yet &#8211; this giraffe is special. \u00a0Right&#8230; Go adopt a stray dog or something.<\/li>\n<li>And last, but not least, seriously? \u00a0Death threats to your own freaking species? \u00a0Over a justified (arguably, somewhat) kill of a single animal of totally other species? \u00a0I don&#8217;t get it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m all for animal loving and preservation of species. \u00a0But this giraffe has nothing to do with it. \u00a0Let animals leave in their own kingdom, rather than be a toy and public spectacle. \u00a0Let them practice their natural selection. \u00a0Oh, and watch them once in a while to see how beautiful and elegant they are. \u00a0Just make sure you are at a distance and you have a loaded gun. \u00a0Or it will be about your natural selection. \u00a0Cause animals eat other animals (including humans). \u00a0And nature is quite a cruel lady.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>OK, so by now I think everyone and their mother have heard of a giraffe that has been killed in the zoo. \u00a0Then it was chopped into pieces, which were used for feeding other zoo animals and, partially, sent off to research centers. \u00a0 Now Cyprus Mail reports that there were death threats to the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2014\/02\/11\/hypocrisy-of-animal-lovers-over-a-dead-giraffe\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hypocrisy of animal lovers over a dead giraffe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2917,255,2461,717],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-20454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-animal-cruelty","tag-animals","tag-denmark","tag-zoo"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9158,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2005\/06\/25\/limassol-zoo\/","url_meta":{"origin":20454,"position":0},"title":"Limassol Zoo","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"June 25, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"You probably won't believe me, but it is true - today I visited Limassol Zoo for the first time. 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