Marius: An Innocent Giraffe Slaughtered and Fed to the Lions Den...literally!

Twitter users have gone on a rampage this week after a shocking turn of events in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Marius, just 18 months old was a perfectly healthy giraffe bred in Copenhagen zoo, but officials claimed he was unsuitable for breeding due to his common genes. Thus Copenhagen zoo decided the best option was to euthanise the giraffe in front of onlookers.

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Marius was shot in the head and then cut open, with vets performing an autopsy before slicing up the carcus to feed to the lions. This horrifying sight was seen by groups of children; not exactly something you expect to witness when visiting a zoo.

Despite other zoos' offers of a new home and online petitions with over 20,000 signatures, the zoo's scientific director, Bengt Holst went ahead with their decision.

This news has caused outrage, with twitter users venting their opinionhttps://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1531719641132117039#editor/target=post;postID=3254003062049926188s:

Julie Parry tweeted:

"Why would you take your kids to watch this? Why would you watch this? Shame on you!!! Show some respect! #Marius"

Moira Wilson tweeted:

"Barbaric - dreadful enough murdering a healthy giraffe - but inviting spectators to watch -vile #CopenhagenZoo"

After this sad event, animal rights groups have taken a stand, protesting outside the entrance of Copenhagen zoo. An online petition has also emerged, demanding the resignation of Bengt Holst with only 5,000 more signatures needed.

Meet the bosses of household: Squeak and Cosmo

It's about time to introduce you all to the two household pets we have here, Squeak and Cosmo, because you'll be seeing a lot more of them in the near future.
In the headline I called them the 'bosses of the household' because like all cats they think they rule the house, as I'm sure all you cat owners out there agree. Yet that's not the case, because we're the boss!

Squeak was the first to become part of the household. He is a 7-year-old male cat, his colour is known as

Squeak: too pretty to be a boy

champagne & white. He constantly gets mistaken for a female cat because he is so 'pretty' as our cattery lady says.

We took him in when he was around 6 months old. Originally he was very frantic as a kitten, running around, clawing everything in sight and chomping on your arm whenever he felt like it. The cat home we got him from was unsure of his background, but due to his wild-like behaviour we assumed he used to be a wild cat. Yet after time of love, hugs and care he eventually began to calm down and now loves nothing more than to sit on your lap (though he does still bite if you try and move him once he's comfy, he won't have any of that!)