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A zoo in Denmark has made a public appeal to pet owners to donate their unwanted guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and even horses to feed its predators. The Aalborg Zoo said it was attempting to replicate the natural food chain for its carnivores. It encouraged people to hand over animals to be euthanised and fed to predators inside the facility. Sharing a picture of an open-mouthed lynx on Instagram, the zoo wrote, Chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs make up an important part of the diet of our predators - especially in the European locust, which needs whole prey, which is reminiscent of what it would naturally hunt in the wild. In zoos, we have a responsibility to imitate the natural food chain of the animals - in terms of both animal welfare and professional integrity.