Cincinnati Zoo kills gorilla after child gets into his cage, May 28, 2016

[Wyle_E_Coyote]

“We are also very appreciative for the expressions of concern and support that have been sent to us. Some have offered money to the family, which we do not want and will not accept. If anyone wishes to make a gift, we recommend a donation to the Cincinnati Zoo in Harambe’s name,” the family said in a statement to ABC News today.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/family-tod...orilla-enclosure-zookeepers/story?id=39523968

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[LinasK]

“We are also very appreciative for the expressions of concern and support that have been sent to us. Some have offered money to the family, which we do not want and will not accept. If anyone wishes to make a gift, we recommend a donation to the Cincinnati Zoo in Harambe’s name,” the family said in a statement to ABC News today.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/family-tod...orilla-enclosure-zookeepers/story?id=39523968

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:snooty:I'll bet they didn't take that stance until after the PR firm advised it!!!

 

[sonjay]

Good grief. I only had boys and thankfully they never did anything like that. They would climb when very young and subsequently fall, but not off of anything very high. Glad he survived intact though.

My mother-in-law was on a first-name basis with the entire ER staff while her 3 sons were growing up.

 

[Ray_of_hope]

:snooty:I'll bet they didn't take that stance until after the PR firm advised it!!!

I totally agree.

 

[Ray_of_hope]

My mother-in-law was on a first-name basis with the entire ER staff while her 3 sons were growing up.

OT: I'm so sorry for laughing because that's not really funny and I feel so sorry for your poor MIL, but that just caused me to spew my water with a splash of cranberry all over the place. :silly:

 

[DexterMorgan]

He's a little boy. That's what they do. My husband, when he was little, jumped off the roof of his family's garage -- while wearing his Superman cape. He thought he could fly. He broke his back, and he's lucky he wasn't paralyzed for life.

Hopefully his mother wasn't on the roof with him at the age of 3 while he told her he wanted to fly as she said whatever and left him alone to fly while she did other things.

Lol. I still blame mom for this zoo fiasco. Jmo.

 

[Ray_of_hope]

Yay, Jane Goodall! I loved her email to the Cincinnati Zoo and couldn't have said it better:

"Dear Thane, I feel so sorry for you, having to try to defend something which you may well disapprove of. I tried to see exactly what was happening — it looked as though the gorilla was putting an arm [around] the child — like the female who rescued and returned the child from the Chicago exhibit. Anyway, whatever, it is a devastating loss to the zoo, and to the gorillas. How did the others react? Are they allowed to see, and express grief, which seems to be so important? Feeling for you, Jane"

http://time.com/4353115/jane-goodall-gorilla-harambe-cincinnati-zoo/?xid=fbshare
http://www.womansday.com/life/news/a55085/jane-goodall-on-harambe-zoo-killing/

 

[DexterMorgan]

Okay. Mom is at the zoo but never seen nor heard nor knew the warning signs of watching your kids to make sure they don't get hurt.

Should we close down Disney land because a kid decided to jump out in front of an approaching roller coaster while going under and bypassing the stay here rails.

Imo. This woman has no case.

She didn't even know that her child was down there.

It's not the zoo fault of you not watching your child around the gorilla enclosure while the million kids before your child never fell in the gorilla enclosure. Jmo.

 

[Coldpizza]

Folks, as far as FB is concerned if you can't link then don't post it.

Time to review Rules Etiquette & Information

Thanks

 

[Zuri]

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a59235/amanda-odonoughue-harambe-viral-facebook-post/

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/l...zookeeper-clears-up-some-misconceptions-a.ece

These are MSM articles of what I posted above in case I was against TOS. I apologize if I didn't do it correctly.

 

[Mrs G Norris]

Greta on Fox discussing this now, audio of the 911 call.

 

[jjenny]

I have to say I'm very happy this morning to have learned yesterday that the Cincinnati PD is starting a criminal investigation of the parents' behavior prior to the incident. Now let's hope some charges are brought. Maybe that will silence some of the "Oh but for the grace of God go I" posters...

I am afraid chances of any charges are slim to none. The woman whose kid fell into painted dog exhibit wasn't even charged (and she was holding the kid when he fell).

 

[oceanblueeyes]

I hope it doesn't lead him into any more zoo enclosures. Because other animals just might be not so nice as the gorilla was. If this was chimpanzee instead of the gorilla in those 10 minutes the kid could have been mutilated beyond recognition. Chimpanzees go for the face, hands and private parts.

This reminds me of when I was five years old and I was with my parents on vacation in Florida. There was a Zoo beside one of the main roads so we went to see the animals. The chimpanzees were in an enclosed chain link fence. We were all standing close to the fence and out of the blue one of the males rushed at the fence and put his arm out of one of the holes and latched onto my wrist pulling me closer to him and the fence. I was petrified and screaming. I had tried to pull my wrist back and one of his nails cut deep into my wrist and it was gushing blood. It seemed like he had a vice grip on my wrist. My daddy went right up to the chimp and looked him dead in the eyes. Daddy had a tight grip by then on the chimp's arm. He told him in a very low but firm voice if he didn't let go of me he was going to break his damn arm. It was like the chimp understood what he said and meant because he let go. I remember the Zoo keepers doctoring my gash and then they gave me some ice cream to eat and candy to take with me. I still have that small scar to this day on my right wrist.

IMO

 

[oceanblueeyes]

He's a little boy. That's what they do. My husband, when he was little, jumped off the roof of his family's garage -- while wearing his Superman cape. He thought he could fly. He broke his back, and he's lucky he wasn't paralyzed for life.

LOL! My ex-husband did the very same thing and so did my hubby now when he was around 9-or 10. They both didn't break any bones, but my ex-husband did hit one of his bare toes on a saw in the yard and it cut his toe off clean as a whistle. Both of them said they jumped off different kind of roofs pretending they were Superman and weren't wearing shoes either.

Every man I know when they were young did dangerous things, and thought nothing about it. You are right, its a wonder some of them didn't get severely injured or worse.

Boys just love adventure, and doing things they think would not only be fun, but a lot of them are little daredevils too especially if they have their friends with them.

 

[Hoosgirl]

Full statement from family:

https://mobile.twitter.com/DanGriffinWLWT/status/737973406390452225/

I say good on the family for this statement, even though the cynical side of me says good job, PR firm.

ETA: actually, let me retract that a bit. I would like to see some remorse for the loss of Harambe, maybe a smidgen of self-responsibility?

All right, final ETA I promise. I do hope by saying they are thankful to the zoo that they are NOT planning on filing any kind of lawsuit.

 

[keyleigh]

Full statement from family:

https://mobile.twitter.com/DanGriffinWLWT/status/737973406390452225/

I say good on the family for this statement, even though the cynical side of me says good job, PR firm.

ETA: actually, let me retract that a bit. I would like to see some remorse for the loss of Harambe, maybe a smidgen of self-responsibility?

All right, final ETA I promise. I do hope by saying they are thankful to the zoo that they are NOT planning on filing any kind of lawsuit.

Twenty dollars says they are waiting to hear from Diane Sawyer before they do an interview. Kaching!

 

[sonjay]

This reminds me of when I was five years old and I was with my parents on vacation in Florida. There was a Zoo beside one of the main roads so we went to see the animals. The chimpanzees were in an enclosed chain link fence. We were all standing close to the fence and out of the blue one of the males rushed at the fence and put his arm out of one of the holes and latched onto my wrist pulling me closer to him and the fence. I was petrified and screaming. I had tried to pull my wrist back and one of his nails cut deep into my wrist and it was gushing blood. It seemed like he had a vice grip on my wrist. My daddy went right up to the chimp and looked him dead in the eyes. Daddy had a tight grip by then on the chimp's arm. He told him in a very low but firm voice if he didn't let go of me he was going to break his damn arm. It was like the chimp understood what he said and meant because he let go. I remember the Zoo keepers doctoring my gash and then they gave me some ice cream to eat and candy to take with me. I still have that small scar to this day on my right wrist.

IMO

I remember those old roadside zoos. Florida used to be chock-full of 'em.

You were so lucky your dad was right there and was able to deal with the situation. Those chimps.... sheesh. You could have been in a world of hurt.

 

[cujenn81]

This reminds me of when I was five years old and I was with my parents on vacation in Florida. There was a Zoo beside one of the main roads so we went to see the animals. The chimpanzees were in an enclosed chain link fence. We were all standing close to the fence and out of the blue one of the males rushed at the fence and put his arm out of one of the holes and latched onto my wrist pulling me closer to him and the fence. I was petrified and screaming. I had tried to pull my wrist back and one of his nails cut deep into my wrist and it was gushing blood. It seemed like he had a vice grip on my wrist. My daddy went right up to the chimp and looked him dead in the eyes. Daddy had a tight grip by then on the chimp's arm. He told him in a very low but firm voice if he didn't let go of me he was going to break his damn arm. It was like the chimp understood what he said and meant because he let go. I remember the Zoo keepers doctoring my gash and then they gave me some ice cream to eat and candy to take with me. I still have that small scar to this day on my right wrist.

IMO

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[1&2&3]

OBE you were very lucky. What a terrifying adventure!

I bet the last thing your parents thought about was suing the zoo! They were so thankful you were all right, that is what mattered to them. Gee, how the world has changed! People don't think about their blessings, only their wallets and how much they can fluff them out.

 

[KaaBoom]

I have a very active 3-year old grandson. He loves to run and climb and has the impulse to scamper from one thing to the next when he's in a stimulating new environment. For that reason, I have him wear a little backpack with a strap that I can hold on to, and I always have another adult accompany me so that we have a 2 to 1 ratio of eyes to watch over him. Looking at that picture, my first worry would be that my grandson would try to climb on that fence (just for the sake of climbing), and I would be holding on to him for dear life and explaining the inherent dangers in climbing there.
IMO

Looking at the pictures, I think the design is worse then that. The design just encourages children to climb on the railing, so they can see over the stupid bushes. If you look at YouTube videos of the exhibit, children are all over it, climbing on the railing, even sitting on it. The purpose of a railing should be to keep people behind it, not to be used as a platform to climb on it to see over the bushes.