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WATCH: Aaron Berg Stops By 'Fox News Saturday Night' To Discuss A Danish Zoo's Odd Donation Request

WATCH: Aaron Berg Stops By 'Fox News Saturday Night' To Discuss A Danish Zoo's Odd Donation Request

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Comedian Aaron Berg joins the panel on 'Fox News Saturday Night With Jimmy Failla' to give his take on a zoo in Denmark encouraging people to donate their small, healthy pets to be used as food for captive predators such as lions.
Aaron Berg Stops By 'Fox News Saturday Night' To Discuss Sydney Sweeney's New Product
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