“A zoo in Denmark has appealed to the public to donate their healthy unwanted pets as part of a unique effort to provide food for its predators.”

  • FishFace@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    Because people develop emotional attachments to pets, but not (usually) to livestock.

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      10 days ago

      But it’s not cats or dogs they are asking for, it’s rabbits and chickens… Pets you can find in any supermarket.

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        10 days ago

        The pictures of chickens, rabbits, pigs, and cows in the supermarket always show them smiling, which makes it seem like they’re happy to be eaten.