The facility in Leipzig says it had to shoot the animals for population control reasons The Leipzig Zoo has shot four of its lechwe antelopes, citing population control reasons, with no mention of health issues or old age. The carcasses were fed to other animals at the zoo. The antelopes were put down on Friday morning with five “precision shots,” as confirmed by the zoo’s spokesperson. According to the facility, it had unsuccessfully tried to transfer the animals to another zoo via the Ex-situ