By Clare Carswell
EDINBURGH Zoo bosses have come under fire from animal welfare campaigners after it was discovered that bosses ordered the destruction of two rare hogs.
The organisation agreed to kill piglets Sammi and Becca after being told by a worldwide breeding programme that they were “surplus to requirements”.
The birth of the pair of Red River Hogs was celebrated only last year and widely promoted as a zoo attraction.
No Sammi and Becca are already dead and there are continued fears for the lives of their three piglets born in June.
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