Now, big cats of Mysuru zoo to be fed chicken instead of beef

With the anti-cow slaughter ordinance becoming a law in Karnataka, beef has been replaced with chicken in the diet of the big cats of Mysuru zoo.However, veterinarians will be keeping a close watch on the tigers, lions, leopards and other carnivores at the zoo for any changes in their behaviour or other physiological parameters.The over 125-year-old Mysuru zoo, which attracts lakhs of tourists every year, houses about 35 to 40 big cats in its enclosures. Though beef was the mainstay of their diet, the enforcement of the anti-cow slaughter ordinance led to the closure of beef shops in Mysuru earlier this week.The zoo requires about 350 kg of beef every day. For the last few days, the zoo authorities started feeding the carnivores chicken as an alternative, said zoo director Ajit Kulkarni. However, the quantity fed to each carnivore had been reduced by 20% in view of the higher fat content in chicken, he added.Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests B.P. Ravi, who is also the Member Secretary of Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK), said the carnivores of Bengaluru Bannerghatta Biological Park had been provided chicken for about three to four months between April to July last year during the… Read full this story

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