Danish zoo criticised after dissecting lion in front of crowd

A Danish zoo has publicly dissected a one-year-old male lion, pulling out organs to show a few hundred people, including children, in an event met outside Denmark with criticism and online protests.

Adult spectators brought scarves to cover their noses to ward off the pungent smell as they watched the dissection, considered by many in the Scandinavian country of 5.6 million to be an educational programme. The event was deliberately scheduled to take place during school holidays.