Surplus Giraffe causes Death Threats

[Germanicus]

I was just watching some CNN and I saw the big story about some zoo killing a giraffe and feeding it to lions. Of course, all of our whale lovers are outraged. Imagine that. A lion eating a giraffe? Thats crazy right?


Copenhagen: Copenhagen Zoo's scientific director and other staff have received death threats after a healthy giraffe was killed to avoid inbreeding there.But director Bengt Holst said it was the right decision and he would be ready to do the same with another animal if needed.


The death of Marius, an 18-month-old male shot on Sunday and then dissected in front of crowds at the zoo, has created a uproar among animal lovers in Denmark and abroad.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/death-of-marius-the-giraffe-sparks-death-threats-against-zoo-staff-20140211-hvbvm.html#ixzz2syuFPj5y

I know that most whale lovers do not agree with the whole circle of life thing, especially if us humans are involved in any way.

How do you feel about surplus giraffe? Would you shoot them to avoid inbreeding, use the body for a public autopsy, and then cut the dead giraffe up into pieces and feed it to lions?

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Are you some kind of whale lover? What do you think then? What about everyone else?

I saw an elephant autopsy on tv once. I also saw a human one. This crazy German doctor has an awesome show where he cuts things up. The inside of an elephant is very interesting. I would like to see inside a giraffe for sure. How about you?

Do you agree with inbreeding? Or did the zoo do the right thing? Should they have fed the body to lions? Or should it have been thrown in the trash or burnt?

Jack Hannah is furious. He is losing sleep over this.

And dont you guys agree that elephants are jerks? What the fuck is their problem anyway?

edit- I forgot about the death threats. What the fuck right? I know most whale lovers are a little out there but holy fuck right? This is enough to make death threats? No issue is important enough to threaten a persons life. And is Jack Hannah encouraging these extremist whale lovers in your opinion? Like even just a little bit? Is that really sensible?

Have you ever wondered what a giraffe tastes like? Lions sure like them.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zay_3RyijBg

How do you guys feel about killing camels? We have a surplus in Australia. It is a real problem the wild camel problem. Are you a lover of feral camels by any chance? Nobody seems to care much about the poor forgotten feral camels of Australia. Its quite sad really. When you think about it.


Updated Wed 20 Nov 2013, 8:07am AEDThttp://www.abc.net.au/news/image/5098340-3x2-340x227.jpg (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-18/feral-camel-herd-simpson-desert/5098340)PHOTO: Feral camels roam more than 3.3 million square kilometres of outback Australia. (Ninti One) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-18/feral-camel-herd-simpson-desert/5098340)


AUDIO: Feral camel cull reaches 160,000 as project winds down (ABC Rural) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-18/camel-cull-jan-ferguson/5099114)
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Australia's feral camel cull has reached 160,000 as it enters its final weeks.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-18/feral-camel-cull-ninti-one/5098350

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx8cDDB6OQM

Gunther. Thats the fucker. Do you guys like him too? He is kinda odd if you ask me.

[Dr. Who]

I really didn't understand the need to kill the giraffe. They could have neutered him and then further inbreeding wouldn't have been an issue.

[GrassrootsConservative]

PETA must be pissed.

[Germanicus]

Yep. I dont really care about giraffes that much. But I agree. Their excuse is kinda lame when you think about it. Dishonest.

[Captain Obvious]

Too many bedshitters in the world.

How many of these fucking douches had cheeseburgers for lunch that day also?

Or ham sandwiches?

Dumbfucks.

[donttread]

I really didn't understand the need to kill the giraffe. They could have neutered him and then further inbreeding wouldn't have been an issue.

True but it does make me wonder what giraffe taste like?

[Dr. Who]

True but it does make me wonder what giraffe taste like?Apparently similar to buffalo. That also means very lean, and apt to be tough and dry if not cooked correctly.

[Newpublius]

I really didn't understand the need to kill the giraffe. They could have neutered him and then further inbreeding wouldn't have been an issue.

Well, I understand the potential financial burden an animal like a giraffe can impose on a zoo. Apparently it costs 5k just to feed one and there may be incidental expenses. I agree with you though, this is a zoo and giraffes are exhibits, so why not transfer the giraffe to another zoo?

[Dr. Who]

Well, I understand the potential financial burden an animal like a giraffe can impose on a zoo. Apparently it costs 5k just to feed one and there may be incidental expenses. I agree with you though, this is a zoo and giraffes are exhibits, so why not transfer the giraffe to another zoo?

There were apparently offers to take the animal - I suspect they wanted to make a spectacle of killing it. Just my opinion however.

[sachem]

Why even mention it? Just kill the thing and almost no one would be the wiser.

[donttread]

Apparently similar to buffalo. That also means very lean, and apt to be tough and dry if not cooked correctly.

I'm used to wild game like Vension which has less fat content than mam made speieces like beef cattle I bet I'd like Giraffe

[Peter1469]

Why even mention it? Just kill the thing and almost no one would be the wiser.
They also fed it to a lion. And it got onto youtube.

[Cthulhu]

So they have an extra giraffe, and they fed it to lions. Not seeing the problem here. It's nature at work, and on display at a zoo. Isn't that the function of a zoo in the first place?

[Dr. Who]

So they have an extra giraffe, and they fed it to lions. Not seeing the problem here. It's nature at work, and on display at a zoo. Isn't that the function of a zoo in the first place?

There are no "extra" giraffes anymore than there are extra people. It wasn't nature at work, because the breeding programs at zoos are very unnatural. They preserve species, but it is not always nature calling the shots. If the zoo doesn't rotate the population of animals in it's care with another zoo, it risks inbreeding, which is not a good thing. So if this giraffe was the product of inbreeding it is the zoo's fault. The public exhibition of killing and cutting up the giraffe was probably horrific for the onlookers who were not there to see an animal die and be butchered. Is that something you would be OK with your three year old seeing or your six year old who anthropomorphizes animals because of the children's books that are read to them? It was unnecessary, since a number of wildlife sanctuaries were willing to take the animal, but they preferred to make a spectacle of killing it and feeding it to the lions. Why keep it 18 months just to do that? Someone in that zoo is a sadist.

[Cthulhu]

There are no "extra" giraffes anymore than there are extra people. It wasn't nature at work, because the breeding programs at zoos are very unnatural. They preserve species, but it is not always nature calling the shots. If the zoo doesn't rotate the population of animals in it's care with another zoo, it risks inbreeding, which is not a good thing. So if this giraffe was the product of inbreeding it is the zoo's fault. The public exhibition of killing and cutting up the giraffe was probably horrific for the onlookers who were not there to see an animal die and be butchered. Is that something you would be OK with your three year old seeing or your six year old who anthropomorphizes animals because of the children's books that are read to them? It was unnecessary, since a number of wildlife sanctuaries were willing to take the animal, but they preferred to make a spectacle of killing it and feeding it to the lions. Why keep it 18 months just to do that? Someone in that zoo is a sadist.

It's a giraffe.

Maybe I'm heartless. Odds are my kids wouldn't like it though. My kid cried because he saw a dead calf at the ranch the other day, said it needed band-aid.

Don't know how he would think about a lion munching on the giraffe though.

[Dr. Who]

It's a giraffe.

Maybe I'm heartless. Odds are my kids wouldn't like it though. My kid cried because he saw a dead calf at the ranch the other day, said it needed band-aid.

Don't know how he would think about a lion munching on the giraffe though.

If he saw it get shot and chopped into pieces, you might be taking him to therapy.

[Cthulhu]

If he saw it get shot and chopped into pieces, you might be taking him to therapy.

Highly unlikely.

[waltky]

Poaching & expansion of farmland in Africa put giraffes at high risk...
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Red List Report: Giraffes Suffer 'Silent Extinction' in Africa
December 07, 2016 — Giraffe numbers have declined by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s in a "silent extinction" driven by illegal hunting and an expansion of farmland in Africa, the Red List of endangered species reported Thursday.


Populations of the world's tallest land creature fell to about 98,000 from an estimated 152,000-163,000 in 1985, according to the list compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Red List rated the giraffe "vulnerable" to extinction on current trends for the first time, against a previous rating of "least concern." It said the plunge in numbers in large parts of sub-Saharan Africa had gone largely unnoticed. "Whilst giraffes are commonly seen on safari, in the media and in zoos, people — including conservationists — are unaware that these majestic animals are undergoing a silent extinction," Julian Fennessy, an IUCN giraffe specialist, said in a statement.


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Chester Zoo's newest baby giraffe, Kidepo, steps out for the first time with his mother, Orla, at Chester Zoo in Chester, north west England

Giraffes are at risk from the expansion of farmland to feed a rising human population and from killings for their meat, often in areas of conflict such as South Sudan, according to the IUCN. "People are competing for fewer and fewer resources and the animals are worse off ... especially with civil strife," Craig Hilton-Taylor, head of the Red List, told Reuters. Drought and climate change are aggravating factors, he said.

Among other changes on the list, the African grey parrot — famed for its skill in mimicking human speech — was rated endangered, one step worse than its earlier category as vulnerable. Trapping for the pet trade has driven down numbers. The list also found that 11 percent of more than 700 other species of bird newly assessed were at risk of extinction, such as the Antioquia wren in Colombia, which is under threat from a hydroelectric dam.


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African grey parrots rescued from an illegal trader by Ugandan officials at the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo border crossing are seen at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre in Entebbe

A few were recovering against the trend — conservation efforts had reduced threats for birds including the Azores bullfinch, St. Helena plover and Seychelles white-eye. The Red List, the main global authority on risks to animals and plants, said 24,307 of 85,604 species assessed in recent decades were in danger of extinction. U.N. studies say that man-made threats, led by the loss of natural habitats, may herald the worst extinction crisis since the dinosaurs were wiped out 65 million years ago.

http://www.voanews.com/a/red-list-report-giraffes-silent-extinction-africa/3627828.html