Twitter users outraged after Copenhagen Zoo kills four lions
A lion snoozes in its enclosure at a zoo in Frankfurt, Germany, on January 22, 2014.
Twitter users on Wednesday erupted in rage at Copenhagen Zoo’s decision to kill a family of four lions.
The zoo euthanized two lions and two 10-month-old cubs on Monday to make room for a new male.
It said attempts to find a new home for the animals had failed.
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This is not the first time Copenhagen Zoo has courted controversy over its animal euthanasia practices.
It sparked international outcry last month by killing a healthy young giraffe called Marius to prevent inbreeding.
After this latest incident, animal lovers intensified calls for a public boycott of the zoo.
Others went further, saying they wanted to see it shut down.
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