Original: Peter DrÃ 1\/4 wa, the zoo director at NeumÃ 1\/4 nster, stated that they "do not want to remove Knut from his environment, but we have a right to our request for money."
Simplified: Peter DrÃ 1\/4 wa, the zoo director at NeumÃ 1\/4 nster, said that they "do not want to remove Knut from his environment, but we have a right to our request for money."