Uproar as young giraffe put down at Copenhagen zoo


A perfectly healthy young giraffe named Marius was shot dead at Copenhagen zoo on Febuary 9, 2014 despite an online petition to save it signed by thousands of animal lovers. - AFP

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - A Danish zoo sparked outrage Sunday when it put down a young giraffe then chopped it up and fed it to lions as visitors, including young children, looked on.

The fate of 18-month-old Marius shocked animal lovers around the world, with thousands signing an online petition to save him and a billionaire offering to buy him and keep him in her Beverly Hills garden.

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