Not quite that simple though is it?You can't just tell it not to breed... They live in social groups. Castration was not an option, nor was keeping it on its lonesome...
Why is castration not an option?..... ( serious question as I've no idea)
Wasn't it moved from another zoo to Copenhagen, is the gene pool that tight across all zoos?
I understand culling for the good of genetics, close breeding etc, but a giraffe, surely there was somewhere it could if went, and not been with its uncles and aunts etc
wild life park in doncaster said they would take it,no problem with them feeding it