Why Was Marius The Giraffe Killed?

Why Was Marius The Giraffe Killed? Marius (6 February 2012 – 9 February 2014) was a young male giraffe living at Copenhagen Zoo. Though healthy, he was genetically unsuitable for future captive breeding, as his genes were over-represented in the captive population, so the zoo authorities decided to euthanize him. How did they kill Marius