动物园射杀大猩猩惹争议

动物园射杀大猩猩引争议

Contents:NewsQuestionsRelevantCase裸体少年跳进狮子笼自杀，自己没死成，还把两头狮子白白冤死A400-poundgorilla(大猩猩)namedHarambeewhowasshotdeadbyCincinnati辛辛那提()Zooofficialsjustonedayafterhis17thbirthdayhassparkedanoutcryofemotionasmournerscalledita'senselessdeath'.

(“无谓的死亡”)Manyareplacingtheblamesquarelyontheparentsofafour-year-oldboy,whoinvestigatorsbelievecrawledthrougharailingbarrier(围栏)andfellintothegorillaexhibit'smoat(壕沟)beforehewasdraggedbyHarambeinthewaterforabout10minutes.Thesmallchildsaidhewantedtogetinthewaterbeforetheincident,towhichthemother,whowasalsowatchingseveralotherchildren,replied:'No,you'renot,no,you'renot,'accordingtoonewitnessKimO'Connor.Thezoo‘sanimalresponseteam(应急小组)assessedthe'life-threateningsituation'anddefendedtheirdecisiontoshootHaramberatherthantranquilizehim,butthousandstooktosocialmediatocallita'murder'.DirectorThaneMaynardsupportedthezoo'sdangerousanimalresponseteamfortheirdecisiontoputdownthegorilla.‘Theymadeatoughchoiceandtheymadetherightchoicebecausetheysavedthatlittleboy’slife,‘Maynardsaid.Butoutragedanimalloverstooktosocialmediadeclaringthewesternlowlandgorilla’slifewasunnecessarilytaken,andmorethan1,000havealreadyjoinedtheFacebookgroupJusticeforHarambee.

‘Twitteruserwrote:‘Soabeautiful,innocentgorillahastodiebecauseneglectfulparentscan’tcontroltheirkids？AnotheruserChrisDasauchoittweeted:'BeautifulanimalssadlypayingforutterhumanstupidityandnegligencewiththeirlivesAccordingtoMaynard,thegorilladidnotappeartobeattackingthechild,buthecalledit'anextremelystrong'animalinanagitatedsituation.Maynardexplainedthattranquilizing（麻醉）thegorillawouldnothaveknockeditoutimmediately,leavingtheboyindanger.ThechildwastakentoCincinnatiChildren'sHospitalMedicalCenterwithseriousbut'non-lifethreatening'injuriesfollowingtheincident,whichwasreportedaround4pm.ZoodirectorMaynardnoteditwasthefirsttimetheteamhadkilledazooanimalinsuchanemergencysituation,andhecalledit'averysadday'atthezoo.Whodoyouthinkshouldbeinchargeofthis