Twelve healthy baboons were shot dead at Tiergarten Nürnberg Zoo in Germany simply because the facility claimed it had no space for them. The zoo admitted that these killings followed "yearslong consideration," yet failed to find real solutions like rehoming or proper breeding management. Instead, the baboons' lives were ended, and their bodies were fed to other animals.
This was not an unavoidable tragedy, it was the direct result of mismanagement. Animal rights groups have already filed criminal complaints, arguing the killings violated animal protection laws. They're right. Killing animals for convenience is never acceptable.
Sign now to demand consequences for Tiergarten Nürnberg Zoo and the safe rehoming of all surviving baboons to sanctuaries or facilities that can truly care for them.
The zoo claims it could not place the animals elsewhere, but activists point out that more could and should have been done. These baboons should never have been bred beyond capacity in the first place. This failure of responsibility must not be repeated.
We need strong accountability – including consequences for the zoo's leadership – and immediate action to rehome every surviving baboon before more lives are lost.
Sign the petition today to demand justice for the baboons killed and to ensure that all remaining baboons are safely rehomed, preventing this cruelty from ever happening again.
