A zoo in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Iwate has aroused a strong response from the public -- mostly criticism -- after taking the rare step of announcing in March that it had euthanized 15 rabbits last December that had difficulty recovering from a contagious disease.Zoomo in the city of Morioka introduced a "mercy killing" policy last spring to relieve the suffering of diseased animals, with its director Tsunenori Tsujimoto going public about it and urging the public to reflect on both the life and death of the animals that they come to visit.According to the zoo, several rabbits of …READ FULL ARTICLE
