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A European zoo is asking for donations of healthy pets to feed to its predators as part of a controversial policy that has sparked international outrage.

"Did you know that you can donate smaller pets to Aalborg Zoo?" the Denmark zoo posted on social media late last month. "If you have a healthy animal that needs to be removed for various reasons, you are welcome to donate it to us," it continued.

The zoo, located in the northern city of Aalborg, said in Facebook and Instagram posts that chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs are "an important part of the diet" of some predators, especially the European lynx. The wild cat "needs whole prey that resembles what it would naturally hunt in the wild," according to the zoo.

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