The situation for rhinos is now so dire that one zoo is taking the drastic step of cutting the horns off its 18 rhinos to keep them safe.

A Czech zoo will anesthetize the animals and use a chainsaw to remove their horns, the Guardian reported. “It’s for the sake of rhino safety,” Andrea Jirousova, spokeswoman for the Dvur Kralove zoo said.

The zoo’s decision follows a break-in at a French zoo last week that resulted in the death of one of the facility’s white rhinos, five-year-old Vince. One horn was hacked off and the other was partially cut off. The incident is believed to be the first time a rhino has been killed at a zoo.

“The attack [in France]