Let’s keep our paws off Knut’s balls

[naaman fletcher]

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Knut is doing just fine, thank you. Berlin’s leading furry citizen is all grown-up. No longer an adorable celebrity fuzzball, Knut’s become a man – so to speak. He’s even got a live-in girlfriend at his small yet centrally located bear pad in the German capital. The only thing missing for an ursine happily-ever-after to this story is a couple of cute cubs of his own.

That is, if it weren’t for the killjoys at Peta. This week the animal rights group claimed that Knut and his lady Giovanna shared the same grandfather – which could lead to detrimental inbreeding should the two decide to start a family. The solution? Castrate Knut!

http://www.thelocal.de/opinion/20100303-25641.html

[SoCalDem]

1. The problem zoos have is that their breeding stock ends up related

and the alpha predators cost a LOT to house and care for, so it makes sense to neuter some (most?) and avoid producing too many inter-related animals that are hard to place.. They can't just "let the extras go".

[joeybee12]

2. Does anyone know if animals in zoos are fixed regularly, unless those

that they know they want to breed?