BBC (London, UK) 13 October 05 Live rabbit fed to zoo alligator
Police in North Wales are investigating after three boys fed a live rabbit to an alligator at a zoo.
The white rabbit was taken from the children's farm in the Welsh Mountain Zoo, Colwyn Bay, and thrown into the alligator pool, where it was eaten.
One of the boys was held by police, although no-one has been charged.
The director of the zoo, Chris Jackson said staff had been distressed and shocked that anyone could behave in such a callous manner.
It's thought that the boys got into the zoo without paying, by climbing over a wall.
The zoo has two Mississippi alligators, Albert and Nancy, both more than 30 years old and the only breeding pair of the species in Europe.
Live rabbit fed to zoo alligator