I can’t believe the idiots who criticize the zoo for valuing a human life above a gorillas.
I think most people agree that the animal’s life should be valued above that of the animal. What I feel is that it was a preventable situation. That animal should be alive today.
People bring their children to that zoo every day. What “accident” happened that day that hasn’t happened many other days. The world is full of precocious four year olds. I know, I had two of them.
If you know your kid is a handful, you hold their hands. You don’t let them run lose near wild animals.
actually....... people need to put their little beasts on a leash
I’m pretty sure that was before they found out the kid was black, and not a white-privileged rugrat.
The criticism is for not doing their job. They must have some way to tranquilize or otherwise control animals, otherwise they couldn’t give them veterinary care. Why they didn’t bother with any of THOSE is just disgusting. They could have protected both, they poorly decided it was an either or situation, they should all feel shame, and most of them should be fired.
Dontcha know they were supposed to Wait to see if the ape started to dismember the kid... wait for blood at least! Maybe the gorilla wanted to raise him as a son, a la.Tarzan! We have to assume WUV and attempt negotiation first of course! /sarc A child is worth more than a gorilla and anyone who thinks otherwise should be sterlized IMO.
The UK is animal rights crazy.
and what do you think about the mother being a terrible mother and having an animal killed for no reason. Not a rat. a monkey. of course the child had to be safe first but that animal’s life has value even if you don’t think so
“””I can’t believe the idiots who criticize the zoo for valuing a human life above a gorillas.”””
This is the second thread I’ve read about this. It appears that there are quite a free FReepers that feel the same way.
I wasn’t there. Do we have footage of what happened? I am a little sick of this high and mighty criticism of the mother. I am a parent and I’m not perfect either. Sometimes I lose track of my kids. Yes, at a zoo I would be a lot more cautious but I have never been to a zoo where it would have even been even 1% of a chance of a child getting into any enclosure. They make zoos pretty stupid proof these days. So I can’t imagine how it was even possible at this zoo.
I wonder if any people are parents. Any parent would want their child protected and would be grateful to the zoo for what they did.