The decision by the Copenhagen Zoo to shoot dead its giraffe, named Marius, in February to prevent inbreeding sparked widespread outrage. The killing of four healthy lions has prompted further dismay.

Copenhagen Zoo, which gained notoriety last month for killing a young giraffe named Marius and feeding his corpse to the lions, has hit the headlines again, as a healthy family of lions has now ...

The Copenhagen Zoo faced worldwide criticism last month for euthanizing a healthy giraffe named Marius in an effort to prevent inbreeding. Now, the zoo has euthanized four healthy lions — two ...

Copenhagen Zoo killed two 10-month-old lion cubs, their mum aged 14 and their 16-year-old dad as they said they would have been killed by a newly arrived male lion “as soon as he got the chance”.