The Tiergarten Nürnberg Zoo in Southern Germany confirmed that it killed 12 healthy Guinea baboons due to overcrowding issues, prompting backlash from animals rights groups who claimed that they violated animal protection laws by doing so.

In a move that animal rights groups called "irresponsible and unsustainable," a zoo euthanized 12 healthy baboons in its care due to overcrowding issues.

The Nuremberg Zoo in Germany has sparked widespread backlash after euthanizing 12 healthy Guinea baboons due to overcrowding.