Bengt Holst for killing a giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo

Bengt Holst, head of the Copenhagen Zoo, says the decision to kill a healthy giraffe that was “surplus” caused outrage, “because he likes animals very much and that’s why I want to save them.” Subscribe to Channel Channel news:

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