zoos

A zoo in Denmark asked patrons to donate their pets. Not as attractions, but for food

The Aalborg Zoo in Denmark said it would take certain surplus pets such as chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs to be "gently euthanized" and fed to its captive predators.

Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo

The birth of tortoises native to Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos increases their U.S. population from 44 to 48. A few thousand remain globally, according to estimates by experts.