They should have put a cat or something in there to distract it. Boy lives and one less cat in the world

The gorillas life is more important. 7 billion people < a few thousand gorillas

Explain to us why the boys life is "more important"

Zoo shoots gorilla for being a better parent than the kids mother

I don't really care too much about gorillas or preserved endangered species. I eat cow, lamb, chicken, turkey, pig, etc. I would rather let the kid die than the gorilla because I believe in punishing extreme stupidity. That would've been the perfect way to get the scumbag mom to go to jail for ignoring her kid. Hope they both get killed by an unstable PETA member.

It's a shame the gorilla had to be put down, but it was absolutely the right decision.

[quote]‘Accidents happen,’ says mother of child who fell into Cincinnati Zoo gorilla enclosure Publicado: 30 May 2016 | 22:57 GMTYouTube / The mother of a child who fell into a gorilla pit in a US zoo, which led to the animal being shot dead, has spoken out, saying “accidents happen.” Meanwhile, the case has sparked a wave of criticism from both animal rights activists and parents. READ MORE: ‘Parental negligence’: Thousands sign petitions condemning killing of Cincinnati Zoo gorilla Cincinnati Zoo visitors were shocked on Saturday to see an unattended four-year-old boy climb through a series of barriers and fall into a gorilla enclosure. As seen in a video captured by terrified onlookers, the inhabitant of the enclosure, a 180-kilogram 17-year-old Western Lowland gorilla named Harambe, grabbed the boy and dragged him by the ankle for several meters. Two female gorillas in the enclosure complied with calls from zoo-keepers to leave the cave, but Harambe stayed. The boy was inside the gorilla cave for well over 10 minutes before being rescued after the animal was shot dead by zoo-keepers.  While for some it seemed as if the animal was protecting the child, the sight of the boy’s head banging on the concrete floor while being dragged through the enclosure led to the decision to shoot Harambe, according to the zoo’s director, Thayne Maynard. “The gorilla was clearly agitated. The gorilla was clearly disoriented. Looking back, we would make the same decision,” Maynard told a news conference on Monday. The zoo also released a statement saying: “We are heartbroken about losing Harambe, but a child’s life was in danger and a quick decision had to be made.” The child’s mother, Michelle Gregg reportedly attempted to defend herself in a Facebook post that she later deleted. “God protected my child until the authorities were able to get to him. My son is safe and was able to walk away with a concussion and a few scrapes [...] no broken bones or internal injuries. As a society we are quick to judge how a parent could take their eyes off of their child and if anyone knows me I keep a tight watch on my kids. Accidents happen […],”Gregg wrote, as cited by several media outlets. Nevertheless, animal rights activists and social media users mobilized on Monday to express their outrage over the killing of a representative of an endangered species. Some 270,000 people signed online petitions to protest the shooting, some of which calledon police to hold the child’s parents accountable. Many have questioned the zoo-keepers’ decision to shoot Harambe instead of tranquilizing him. Maynard explained, however, that tranquilizing Harambe was not even considered because“tranquilizers do not take effect for several minutes and the child was in imminent danger. On top of that, the impact from the dart could agitate the animal and cause the situation to get much worse.” “They made a tough choice and they made the right choice because they saved that little boy’s life,”Maynard added. Many social media users have defended the zoo-keepers’ decision, saying the animal’s reaction would have been hard to predict and the child’s life was, in fact, at stake. Animal rights activists held a vigil for the killed primate two days after the tragic event, while campaigners have gathered outside the zoo while holding signs and placards to say their goodbyes to Harambe. They have also called for a demonstration to be held on June 5 to protest the decision to kill him.[/quote] [b]The parent wasn't watching her child The gorilla didn't attack the boy[/b] I go to the Cincinnati zoo and I must say I am very sad to see the gorilla be killed because of a irresponsible parent who wasn't watching her four year old son.

I find it truly disgusting that people would value a gorillas life more than a human child.

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I never knew Widowmaker was a good counter against Winston.

If they truly felt the child was in danger, then they were in the right to shoot it. You say it didn't look agressive, but how many of you are qualified zoologists? And regardless, you forget that they had a very short ammount of time to make a decision that could have ended in the death of a child. All of you have the benefit of hindsight, and absolutely no pressure to make a decision. Think about that before you judge a person that would be in even more shit if the child had died due to "zookeeper negligence".

Yeah so? People kill lots of animals every day, how can this not made it to the news?

Jack Hanna agrees 100% with the zoo's decision. Case closed.

Should have shot the kid instead Gorillas are endangered There is a huge abundance of stupid kids