German zoo faces charges for selling animals as food:
Zoo keepers have been accused of killing the animals in their care and selling the meat.Wild pigs, goats, deer, springboks and even an anteater are said to have been killed with a boltgun before being butchered for sale.
The outrage emerged during a stocktake of animals at Erfurt Zoo in central Germany.
The authorities fear the practice could have been going on for years.
Last August, the deer herd was 14-strong. By November, it was down to 11. Now it has dwindled to seven, plus three newborns.
Police believe the animals earmarked for death were picked out by “customers” of the corrupt zoo keepers and slaughtered the same night.