Mum of boy who fell into gorilla zoo enclosure blasts critics saying 'accidents happen'

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[traumer]

The mother of the boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure has said that "accidents happen" on a Facebook post hitting out at critics.

The endangered animal was shot dead by zoo staff to protect the four-year-old after it began dragging him around.

Michelle Gregg has faced criticism for social media users and animal rights campaigners, who claim she should have been keeping a closer eye on her child.

Some animal lovers even suggested she should have been shot and killed instead of the gorilla Harambe.

Responding to the criticism on Facebook, she said: "I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers today. What started off as a wonderful day turned into a scary one.

"For those of you that have seen the news or been on social media that was my son that fell in the gorilla exhibit at the zoo. God protected my child until the authorities were able to get to him.

[Twinkie]

This woman should SHUT HER PIEHOLE!!!

[muggs]

The video doesn’t look like the gorilla was protecting the kid.

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/watch-4-year-old-falls-into-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-enclosure-silverback-killed-to-protect-child

[muggs]

Absolutely.

[dljordan]

The girls are going to be obese.

[muggs]

Kid was black.

[muggs]

I agree and if it was their kid they would be thankful for the zoo’s response.

[Bon mots]

Okay then mom.
Responsibility happens too.
Pay for a new gorilla.

[Safetgiver]

The gorilla started dragging the boy around......Ummm, I guessing gorillas don’t have babyslings, but I dunno. Would the mother have done any better? BTW, where IS a picture of the mother?

[CodeToad]

I’ve never seen a zoo where anyone could just “fall into” a dangerous animal area.

[RitaOK]

Oh, yes! Toddler is the only concern.

That initial jerk of the child would have snapped the neck of most adults, in an event with corresponding factors of size and weight and force of impact.

Very unfriendly. Nothing “protective” in the whole thing.

Inspecting the clothing and examining its oddness is no measure of affection. LOL

[familyop]

"I’m not buying there were no options. Just the time it took to get the gun and make the shot meant they had other options."

It would not have been wise to have tried fooling the gorilla into giving up a child.

"Then of course there’s the fact that sometimes shots miss, if they’d just wounded the gorilla you wind up in the boat people are claiming a tranq would have put them in. Sorry, they had a choice, they chose poorly."

The shot was more sure for the safety of the child than a tranquilizer. Such tranquilizers take several minutes to put an animal to sleep. Higher dosages don't bring unconsciousness noticeably quicker. I've used them. When a tranquilizer dart hits a dangerous animal, the animal will usually start running away. If a tranquilizer dart hits a dangerous animal with a person very close to it, the animal might attack the person instead.

A bullet either just above and between the eyes or between the eye and ear of any one of at least most dangerous animals will instantly stun (completely stop) the animal and lead to death within a matter of seconds. The likelihood of a good hit from a good rifleman at relatively short range (zoo situation, for example) is very high. I've seen cattle (including large bulls) and other large animals stunned many times with .22 LR bullets with never a miss. Larger bore rounds to certain other vital targets can have the same effect (immediate unconsciousness from venal over-pressure to the brain).

Concern for the gorilla and contempt for the human beings involved is excessive, and we notice that such inexplicably emotional concerns and contempt have been on the increase in very recent decades. It's much like the so-called road rage excesses and regulatory putsches as efforts toward making many human beings homeless. It's also strange, how so many of the mentally or spiritually affected are making unrealistic, murderous plans for the end of the world. They do so while robbing their neighbors with fees, taxes and prohibitions against using their own land.

May it all run its course and come to a conclusion soon.

[Smittie]

Where’s the FATHER????

There's no fether, just a baby daddy and I bet none of the children this "mom" has have the same baby daddy.

[GingisK]

...FWIW...

Forward while ingesting worms?

[Smittie]

There are no parents involved, just a single mother and probably 3 different baby daddies...

[timestax]

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/watch-4-year-old-falls-into-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-enclosure-silverback-killed-to-protect-child

[Dirt for sale]

“I loathe animal rights people and I’m starting to loathe animal lovers in general. Grow up, people!”

I’m with you!

I just tried to rekindle an old flame and found she valued animals far above humans. The type that says “There’s too many people, something should be done about that!” and then cries or gets hysterical when hearing that someone somewhere shot a varmint which was devouring their garden. People who are like this get their just desserts, all you have to do is stand back. Society is paying out the hangman’s rope to these fools and they are making necklaces. What will happen is sad but inevitable.

The animal is used as an emotional tampon, a replacement human child or mate who is incapable of argument or push-back. Also, with its shorter lifespan it can be replaced at intervals to keep appearances fresh and novelty alive.

Unfortunately their loving (actually, indifferent) cats won’t care for them in their old age. Not even a little bit. But, hey, at least the animal lover can deliver one final act of fealty to it’s pet/master, by becoming dinner!

[Twink]

Wow!! I agree. I hadn’t seen that footage before. Regardless, I’m glad the child is ok even though the gorilla had to be put down.

[Engedi]

Yes I saw him drag the boy thru the moat/water, several times. It happened though- because people were screaming and hollering. I think the gorilla got scared.

The enclosure obviously should have been more secure that would not allow someone to fall into the enclosure.

The Mother, should have been more attentive.

Sad situation, Gorilla lost it’s life due to some dumb kid. The Mother will probably sue the zoo now.

[discostu]

Again, the time it took them to get the gun and make the shot proves irrefutably that they HAD OTHER OPTIONS. Which they didn’t even bother with. Thus they are failures, and they should all be fired.

[Engedi]

They said if they tranquilized the animal, it would of taken 10 min for it to take effect; and sometimes, a drugged animal acts more violent until it kicks in.

That is why they chose to kill vs. sedate