Why does a Swedish zoo kill chimpanzees?
A zoo in Sweden killed 3 chimpanzees and wounded a fourth monkey with a gunshot after 5 monkeys escaped from their cages, according to Sky News Arabia.
Vorovik Zoo, 200km north of the capital Stockholm, said Thursday the situation was out of control. Annika Troselius, a spokeswoman for the park's Parks and Resorts, said: "Chimpanzees are an animal that poses many risks, as being outside the park poses a risk to people's lives."
The park's management explained that her anesthesia "was not an alternative solution, because firing an anesthetic arrow needs the person to be very close to the animal, as well as the anesthetic gives its effect after ten minutes."
The department said in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon that the four monkeys still alive were in the monkey section, but had not been returned to their cages.