Why staff at this zoo are receiving death threats
The culled baboons were either used for scientific research or fed to carnivores, including lions, at the zoo.
Zoo staff have since received death threats and insults, prompting a police investigation into the abuse.
The zoo director stated that previous attempts to rehome the animals or use contraception had failed, and the overcrowding led to aggression among the baboons.
The decision sparked outrage from animal rights activists, who protested the cull and plan to file a criminal complaint.
Zoo staff receive death threats after baboons culled and fed to lions
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