The zoo is not asking for unwanted pets as many people online are saying, the program is looking for animals that would be nearing the end of their lives anyway.

Donated pets will be “gently euthanized” by trained staff and then used as “fodder” to take care of the well-being of predators, Aalborg Zoo said.

A Denmark zoo is asking the public to donate their pets -- particularly chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs -- so that they can feed them to the zoo’s predators.