The Nuremberg Zoo wants to kill some Guinean baboons because they have reportedly grown too big for the enclosure. As a result, the zoo has incurred the wrath of animal protection groups. On Saturday, activists blocked the entrance to the zoo.
As a police spokeswoman said, 24 activists had sat down in front of the zoo’s main entrance, and five had also chained themselves to a fence with massive iron chains. At the entrance, the activists hung a banner with the inscription ‘Only freedom is appropriate for the species’.
The Animal Rebellion group acknowledged the action in a statement. Because the needs of animals were not heard in the debate, the organization’s activists gave the creatures a voice, the group said.
The police broke up the meeting
Because, according to the police, the demonstrators did not respond to the request to leave the square, police officers broke up the meeting and led the activists away. The police cut the iron chains with the help of the fire brigade. Some activists continued to demonstrate in a space assigned to them near the entrance.
Since the slaughter plan was announced in early February, several facilities have come forward and offered to take over the selected animals. According to reports, the Nuremberg Zoo is investigating the offers.
Source: Krone
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