Liberal Death Cult Expands to Include Polar Bears

Did you hear the news? Some "animal rights" activists are insisting a zoo should kill a polar bear cub -- for its own good!

It's one thing to kill an innocent fetus or an unwanted comatose relative, but I thought for sure that the death-cult progressives would stop at nothing to protect an animal.

I guess not:

"Feeding by hand is not species-appropriate but a gross violation of animal protection laws," animal rights activist Frank Albrecht was quoted as saying by the mass-circulation Bild daily, which has featured regular photo spreads tracking fuzzy Knut's frolicking.

"The zoo must kill the bear."

When Mr Albrecht was cornered about his statements, he changed his tune:

Albrecht told The Associated Press his beliefs were more nuanced than reported by Bild, though he applauded the debate the article had started.

He explained that though he thought it was wrong of the zoo to have saved the cub's life, now that the bear can live on his own, it would be equally wrong to kill him.

"If a polar bear mother rejected the baby, then I believe the zoo must follow the instincts of nature," Albrecht said. "In the wild, it would have been left to die."

Well, okay. He didn't change his tune all that much.