The killing of a Gorilla, justified? or not?
I was watching the news about this case and it is mind boggling just what others have been saying.
What about you?
Thanks all for your read and comments (if any).
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Comments (31)
My opinion is that zoos are awful places for animals. Period.
I hate zoos and to see the animals in cages. Parents should watch their children.
As for the man with the bear... well...
I didn´t see the story but, was it another one of those "ego" boasting adventures? Like my blog about selfies where people put their lives in danger doing stupid things?
That was considered but I believe it takes 10 to 15 minutes before the effect and by then every second is a precious moment.
I personally think that the keepers adhered to accepted protocol.
and I cant beat it out of the gray area it seems to be in.
Human irresponsibility = Death of a Gorilla
It just does not add up.
And no I would not have preferred to see the kid die
Like Non said, I didn't want to see the child die.
Going back to the situation, the zoo is there whether one wants it or not. But responsibility has to absolutely come in. The parents for instance to know what is important for the children. No I wouldn't take any of my children at that age to a zoo.
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That is why I jokingly recommended they should have shot the parents instead.
In the video the gorilla dragged the boy around viciously. As if it was daring the people above to try and come and get it. It appeared that the gorilla now "owned" that child.
I think that the zoo people also saw that and then decided to shoot the gorilla because hindsight doesn't work in situations like that!
I feel now it was justified.
Yeah, I think we were real right. Did you see the video. That gorilla was frightening. It looked like the boy was completely bewildered. He just didn't know what to do, again, prompting action and now!
Yuniksha!!
Yeah, people have strange ideas. It's as if we have to protect the animals from invasion. I know this! Dogs are very territorial. So I am sure that's the way animals are in the wild. First one to the food source gets the prize!!!
And yes, those animals are made to be free and roam but sometimes we have to learn and I am not quite oppose to the handling of them on captivity ans there are so many of them that will just get killed by their kinds however on the negligence of human amazes me.
Its a sad situation , hope something is learn from the death of the gorilla, a majestic animal.
I have just finished reading an update on the killing of this gorilla. Here are the facts!
A gorilla handler of many years made this observation.
The GORILLAS were lured with treats to another section and the ONLY one that didn't respond was Harambe.
The gorilla, if shot by a tranquilizer gun, would still be active for about 10 minutes. If the tranquilizer worked the gorilla may have fallen on top of the boy and that would have drowned him.
The gorilla expert clearly states that the gorilla was confused and was SLINGING the young boy around. Again, it also looked like it was not going to give up the child.
In so many words the conclusion was that the zoo acted quickly (it had to) and properly!
Jane Goodall made this observation. That perhaps the gorilla may have done what the gorilla in Chicago did. Protect the child.
The Chicago gorilla was a FEMALE!!! Harambe was a MALE! Making it unlikely the saving scenario would not happen!!
It didn't look like it to me. And the zoo and the expert agree!
Seriously, this was a rare incident but yes, the killing of the ape is the better alternative for me.
As no less than Jane Goodall observed there is no aggression being displayed in the videos. The gorilla did what we would. Ran to the child that fell in, evaluated it's condition, then hauled it away from the deep water. Then when more humans crowded the fence in that area he dragged the kid to the other end and waited for the keeper to come and tell it what to do. Note this was not a wild gorilla. This was a 17 year old gorilla raised in captivity by humans. Would you shoot your neighbors dog if it hauled your child out of the water but didn't bite it? The gorilla was murdered because the lawyers feared what it might do, not because it did do. Gorillas are intelligent. The other gorillas there saw what happened. Trust me. Next time they will let the kid drown.
The Mom has an alleged history of bad judgment involving her kids. Charge her with negligence and be done with it.