Norway's most visited attraction, Kristiansand Dyrepark sparked outrage among parents after beheading a healthy zebra and feeding it to the tigers in full view of visitors.
Officials say the zebra had to go because there were too many of them at the zoo.
Parents who were met with the scene as they took their children to the zoo labelled it 'traumatic'.
One protestor online said: 'A little too macabre for me. Animals eat animals, but I did not think I would see that at the zoo.'
The zoo's vet, Rolf-Arne Olberg said: 'I think most people realise that a tiger eats meat.
'There is no point hiding it away.'
He added: 'I understand people's reactions, but it is quite normal for a tiger or lion to eat their prey.
'With a whole animal to eat, they must spend some time tearing it apart with their claws and teeth. It stimulates natural behaviour.
'We explained this and the guests realise that this is the way nature is. We must not avoid the fact that predators eat other animals.'
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