A zoo in Denmark is asking people to donate their pets — specifically chickens, guinea pigs and rabbits — to be fed to the zoo’s predators.

“In zoos we have a responsibility to imitate the natural food chain of the animals — in terms of both animal welfare and professional integrity,” the Aalborg Zoo said in a statement, per ABC News.

The Aalborg Zoo’s request, posted on Facebook , sparked backlash online with many people disagreeing with the practice, while others see no problem with it.

The zoo is not asking for unwanted pets, as many online are saying, but the program is looking for animals that would be nearing the end of their lives anyway, per The New York Times.

Aalborg zoo said the purpose of the program is to make sure “nothing goes to waste — and ensure natural behavior,

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