Posted on 07/19/2007 7:45:59 AM PDT by Kaslin
Employees at a zoo in Erfurt illegally killed animals and sold them as food. The zoo director has been fired as a result of the scandal.
Lots of people like looking at animals in zoos. Lots of people also like eating meat. However the thought of the two things together tends to turn most people's stomachs.
But not all apparently. Employees at the Erfurt zoo, it was revealed Wednesday, have for years been killing animals and selling their meat for zoo stew. Germany is outraged.
The city of Erfurt quickly stepped in to the growing scandal, announcing on Thursday that zoo director Norbert Neuschulz had been relieved of his duties. The public prosecutor's office are investigating the case to see if any crimes were committed.
The animals killed were all "slaughterable" animals such as goats, sheep, pigs and deer, said Erfurt city hall spokeswoman Inga Hettstedt, and the meat was not sold to restaurants. However the mass circulation newspaper Bild reported Thursday that ducks, quails and even guinea pigs were also involved. The zoo, which is owned by the city of Erfurt, has over 1,400 animals belonging to around 190 species.
(Excerpt) Read more at spiegel.de ...
At first glance this looks suspiciously like the movie ‘The Freshman’.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/freshman/
Dehydrated birdie feet.
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