Would agree with better sealing of the compound. If a little kid could get in there, so could a dog or a cat or a raccoon, which could harm the gorillas.
But as it was, probably the threat of lawsuits was foremost in their mind. They chose to shoot the gorilla.
“But as it was, probably the threat of lawsuits was foremost in their mind. They chose to shoot the gorilla.”
A human life can never be put at risk for the sake of an animal. They had to reason something like this: “Which of our alternatives offers the least risk to the child’s life?”
Zoo officials have said he must have gotten in under the rail, through wires and over the moat wall which would presumably be enough to ward off other animals. We will have to wait for security footage but it certainly looks like something other visitors or employees should have witnessed.