Target: Bo Kjellson, CEO of Boras Djurpark animal park, Sweden
Goal: Do not euthanize innocent healthy animals to decrease zoo population or expenses.
A zoo in Sweden has killed nine baby lion cubs in the past six years for no reason other than that it could not afford to keep them. The CEO of Boras Djurpark, Bo Kjellson, seems to have no qualms about these senseless killings. It is the zoo’s policy to maintain breeding programs in order to ensure diversity in its wildlife, but when more animals of certain species are no longer needed, it is common for them to be killed. “If the animals cannot be moved to other zoos or if they are rejected by their group,” they are needlessly euthanized.
Kjellson stated, “It’s no secret in any way and we do not try to hide that we’re working this way,” and called this cruel and indifferent killing “a natural path for groups of lions.” Lions are listed as “vulnerable” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Endangered Animals; but even for species that are not at risk of extinction, this zoo’s practice is inhumane and unacceptable. Sign below to demand that the zoo stop killing healthy animals.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear CEO Kjellson,
The flippancy and carelessness with which Boras Djurpark seems to regard the lives of its animals is cruel and inhumane. Euthanizing healthy animals simply because the zoo does not want or cannot afford so many of a species is not an acceptable solution.
Is is not a “natural path” for nine healthy lion cubs to be senselessly put down over the course of six years. If other zoos are unable to take these animals then perhaps there are sanctuaries that can, or perhaps circumstances will change over time. Killing baby lions is absolutely not the answer. I urge you to stop the needless killing of healthy and innocent animals at your zoo.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Karen Abbott/Smithsonian’s National Zoo
First we hold them hostage take them away from their real home for human enjoyment and business profit. Then we decide to kill them because we can’t afford them.
I don’t get it. I don’t want to get it. Stop the insanity.
why can’t you stop taking more animals in if its over crowded
Stop killing healthy animals!!
Stop killing healthy animals.
This is barbaric and needs to stop !!!!
Something is wrong with you if you think killing “excess” animals is OK! It is NOT OK! Stop killing these cubs.
Stop the killing of innocent animals PLEASE
Being a Zoo implies that you care for and work in the best interest of your charges. What you are doing flies in the face of good sense. Stop the killing of these animals who you have brought into a caged environment dependent on you for care to suit their species needs. You are at best violating the standards of your own chosen profession and at worst a cold blooded murderer. Stop killing innocent animals who are defenseless.
How did a psychopath manage to get the position to be in charge of so many helpless, defenseless lives? At the least, get him out of there. At the best, hang him.
WHAT IS WRONG with the people in charge? Serial killers in the making? HOW do people like this group become allowed to eliminate starving animals? They import animals only to
become the animal’s eliminators??? This is so SICK. GET THESE ANIMALS AWAY FROM THIS MURDEROUS GROUP…NOW!! BE A HERO-SAVE INNOCENTS…PLEASE….
As a Zoo..you are first to create a shelter for animals and to take care of them. By killing them you violate that trust. Ou should be shut down and a caring non killing group take over this zoo!
I thought Sweden was a progressive nation. I can’t believe your government lets you do this.
Please stop killing these animals it’s cruel they are precious try to put them in different places try the US.Just stop killing them
Lions are on the endangered list of animals that are close to extinction. Who made you GOD TO breed and then destroy?!
Why would you even think about putting theses beautiful animals down? They deserve to live too. And their endangered specie. Don’t u people have sanctuaries there to taje them to instead of being si cruel?? Will never visit Sweden ever which our family was planning to do in the future because of this.
Disgusting stop killing inmocent animals because you are too fumb to manage your finances!
Innocent and dumb sorry for spelling mistakes
Stop this evil pronto! They have the same right to live as us humans do!!!!
Oh god lions is one of favorite big cats especially the cubs! How cruel and evil this world is becoming! Thier excuse over population no right! Destroying these beautiful creatures beautifuly this planet!!!
Please stop killing these precious animals
Stop killing those prescious animals. Find a sanctuary if you can’t take care of them.