▁tit he ▁on ▁agricult ural ▁produce , ▁was ▁designated ▁for ▁the ▁k oh anim ▁( p ri ests ) ▁and ▁their ▁animals . ▁After ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁Temple , ▁the ▁rabb is ▁decre ed ▁that ▁the ▁t ith ed ▁produce ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁animals ▁of ▁the ▁Bib lic al ▁Z oo ▁were ▁symbol ically ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁K ohen ▁so ▁that ▁this ▁t ith ed ▁produce ▁could ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁them . ▁The ▁animals ▁of ▁the ▁Bib lic al ▁Z oo ▁receive ▁nearly ▁a ▁ton ▁of ▁the ▁cho ic est ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables ▁every ▁day ▁through ▁a ▁distribution ▁handled ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁religious ▁council . ▁Me at ▁consum ed ▁by ▁the ▁car n iv ores ▁is ▁furn ished ▁by ▁k os her ▁but ch ers , ▁veter in ari ans , ▁and ▁fish erm en . ▁Pr un ed ▁branches ▁from ▁ed ible ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁park , ▁such ▁as ▁date ▁pal ms , ▁o live ▁trees ▁and ▁car ob ▁trees , ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁f od der . ▁ ▁During ▁Pass over , ▁the ▁entire ▁zoo ▁is ▁cham etz - free . ▁Four ▁to ▁six ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁hol iday , ▁the ▁animal ▁feed ▁pel lets ▁are ▁switched ▁from ▁whe at - based ▁to ▁rice - based ▁ing red ients , ▁and ▁after ▁Pass over ▁they ▁are ▁gradually ▁switched ▁back ▁to ▁whe at - based . ▁ ▁Th emes ▁and ▁focus ▁ ▁Wild life ▁conservation ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁sees ▁its