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The earthworms are taken from a feed store for fishing equipment and killed before the course.
The mussels are breeding mussels from food production.
The Argentinian wood cockroaches are ones typically used for animal feed. They are killed before the course starts.
The shore crabs come from the Biology Institute Helgoland, a part of the Alfred Wegener Institute foundation. They are delivered preserved in alcohol. The Biology Institute does not deliver any species that are threatened or on the red list.
For information: Shore crabs are considered an invasive, that is, foreign species that spread rapidly and endanger the local ecosystem in many places.
The rainbow trout come from a fish trader and are bred there exclusively for food. They are also already dead upon delivery.
The African clawed frogs come from the university’s laboratory breeding program. For the course, old or sick animals are chosen.
The already dead male chicks come from a laying hen breeding facility.
The gerbils come from the university’s laboratory breeding program. For the course, old or sick animals are chosen and euthanized.
