Ask the Cincinnati Zoo to let their Gorillas go to a Sanctuary

une 1, 2016

Ask the Cincinnati Zoo to let their Gorillas go to a Sanctuary

On May 28th, a 3-year old boy climbed into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. Video footage shows Harambe, a 17-year old gorilla, gently holding the child, probably in an attempt to shield him from the screams coming from humans. Ten minutes later, Harambe was shot and killed by zoo officials. 

Like other gorillas, Harambe was considered an endangered animal. He had been bred and raised in captivity, but animals raised in these breeding programs are not released in the wild.

A wild animal that can pose a threat to the public should not be held captive in a zoo. Zoos are made for viewing pleasure and if a curious visitor is determined to get past security measures, they can. This isn't just a risk to the human, but the endangered animal as well.

For today's Daily Action, sign this petition and urge the Cincinnati Zoo to let their gorillas go to a sanctuary.

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Some Perspective on the Cincinnati Gorilla Killing

Some Perspective on the Cincinnati Gorilla Killing

Some animal experts say the zoo was too quick to shoot the ape and should have attempted other ways to save the boy first. 

“When gorilla or other apes have things they shouldn’t have, keepers will negotiate with them, bring food, their favorite treats, pineapple or some kind of fruit that they don’t know and negotiate with them,” Ian Redmond, the chairman of The Gorilla Organization, told CNN. 

“I don’t know if that was tried or people thought there was too much danger but it does seem very unfortunate that a lethal shot was required.”  

https://latest.com/2016/05/animal-experts-disagree-on-whether-gorilla-at-cincinnati-zoo-should-have-been-killed/

I think we would have been told if they had tried anything like that. The fact that they didn't, plus the outcomes of past incidents makes it very doubtful to me that they should have killed the gorilla. This video offers some majorly needed perspective...

Ian Redmond is well-known proponent of Bigfoot: