Bengt Holst
Bengt Holst is director of zoo at Copenhagen, Denmark, who got famous after the killing of the giraffe Marius in 2014.
Many people upset, that the giraffe had been killed and used as food for predators in front of customers of the zoo. It is believed that Marius had been killed because of his pure genotype (his parents were close relatives). Many authors criticise Holst for this. [2][3].
Holst explains his position in the interview [1].
According to Holst, the killing of animals is immanent part of their life, both in the wilderness and in the zoo. One cannot maintain a zoo without killing animals. As for the way it had been done – children should know what are animals and what is life of animals. One should not hide from children this side of life.
Humor about Bengt Holst
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1
http://americablog.com/2014/02/outrage-danish-zoo-killed-killed-healthy-surplus-giraffe-dissected-front-children.html
John Aravosis. Outrage over Danish zoo killing healthy “surplus” giraffe, dissecting in front of kids, feeding it to lions. 2/10/2014 6:29pm.
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- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/09/danish-zoo-outrage-giraffe-marius. Lars Eriksen. Copenhagen zoo sparks outrage by killing healthy giraffe named Marius Thousands signed petition to save Marius, who was put down to avoid inbreeding and then fed to lions. Sunday 9 February 2014 23.59 GMT
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/shortcuts/2014/feb/10/why-killing-marius-giraffe-justified Ben Fogle, Chris Packham. Monday 10 February 2014 14.17 GMT. Euthanising Marius the giraffe shows a shocking lack of compassion Why killing Marius the giraffe was justified - even though it's a PR disaster. Euthanasia is intrinsic to the good work that many zoos do, and I understand the Copenhagen team's decision. Still, this is terrible PR for zoos, and will have repercussions.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/09/marius-giraffe-killed-copenhagen-zoo-protests Lars Eriksen, Maev Kennedy. Marius the giraffe killed at Copenhagen zoo despite worldwide protests. The Guardian, Sunday 9 February 2014 18.23 GMT. The death of Marius, an 18-month-old giraffe considered useless for breeding because his genes were too common, was followed by his dissection in front of a large crowd, including fascinated-looking children, prompting outrage and protests around the world.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26098935 'Surplus' giraffe put down at Copenhagen Zoo. 9 February 2014 Last updated at 19:15.