Knut The Polar Bear Castration Recommended By Activists
Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 in Animal Issues.
Knut, the famous polar bear who was once cared for by Berlin zookeeper Thomas Dorflein, should not reproduce with his den mate Giovanna, according to PETA.
The animal rights group says that Knut and Giovanna share the same grandfather and breeding would risk genetic abnormalities.
“It reduces the genetic diversity, and there’s a danger of inbreeding depression with future offspring,” said a representative from the group.
PETA is calling for Knut to be castrated in order to prevent these abnormalities.
“Knut fans should be aware that only Knut’s castration would allow a long-term cohabitation of Giovanna and Knut. All other hopes and desires would bring the polar bear population in captivity to its pre-programmed demise even more rapidly.”
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