An Endangered Silverback Gorilla Named Harambe

“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen thought. That’s the problem.” - A.A. Milne. I feel that this means some people command the animals to work, while not understanding what the animal also wants or needs. In the debate, “Are Zoos Bad News?”, written anonymously, the author reports the ethical and unethical reasoning between zoos. This came after the attack on three victims. In my opinion, the existence of zoos should endure seeing that it educates people, zoos can alter the behaviour of people to animals and zoos promote wildlife conservation.

Zoos, SeaWorld, and circuses are places for families to enjoy entertainment. However, most people do not realize how the animals in each of these establishments are handled. Yes, they all bring in revenue and present the tricks these animals can do, yet these places preform detrimental acts to the animals. For example, the killer whales at SeaWorld are sometimes starved if they do not perform the way the trainer wants them to. In comparison, circuses torture lions and tigers until they are submissive to how the show-people want them to act. Zoos do not necessarily torture their animals, but it is proven the animals live much shorter lives in captivity. “Lives of animals in the wild versus captivity are literally worlds apart, and even the best captive facilities can’t recreate the conditions of the wild — not exactly. Most don’t even try, leaving animals in tiny enclosures with no socialization, enrichment or joy. Captivity is unnatural and unhealthy” (Sentenac). People are starting to recognize the danger of continuing these practices, but there’s a long way to go.Furthermore, animals in all of these places have suffered many traumatizing and even deadly events. There was a recent report that two circus lions, whom had severe head injuries, were killed by poachers who snuck into the sanctuary. “Last year poachers bypassed an advanced security system at a lodge near the town of Tzaneen in the Limpopo province, killing two lions by feeding them poisoned meat” (Graham).

The boy is safe. Isn’t that what we wanted? But in return a gorilla a part of an endangered species is now dead. The zoo took many precautions so things like these wouldn’t happen. But it did. Should the parents have watched their son a little closer? Should the zookeepers have dealt with this in a different manner? I think that what’s done is done but for future mishaps, situations like these need to be dealt with

Another stress-causing factor is taking zoo animals from their families and moving them to different enclosures of even different zoos altogether. Similar to circuses, zoos are home to many potentially dangerous animals that could cause a lot of harm if they escaped or fly off the handle. At the San Francisco Zoo, one tigress is responsible for the death of a 17-year-old boy and seriously injuring two brothers after escaping from her enclosure (“Man Killed by Tiger”). Zoos are home to about 6,126 different species and all 6,126 species belong in the wild where they thrive and life a life of freedom

Zoos may seem fun to visit and exciting to see the animals; but what you don’t see is the suffering and depression that lies in these helpless creatures. There are many arguments whether or not zoos are good or bad, and if they should be removed or kept. Several think that zoos should be abolished or at least very much improved, due to animal cruelty. While, others want zoos to stay because it is beneficial for the animals and people. I strongly believe that zoos aren’t good for both the public and animals for numerous reasons.

There have been a lot of problems with animals in zoos. It has gotten to the point where zoos are hated and looked upon as a places of animal torture. Are zoos really that bad? Turns out, they are. They do not have enough space, they do not allow the animals to communicate with each other, and they sell the animals to cruel circuses.

I don’t think the boy or no one else from the public should have been able to get into his cage. If the exhibit would have been fully inclosed, the little boy wouldn't have been able to get in, and Harambe wouldn’t have been killed. I think the zoo and the parents both should have been held accountable. This shows that if there was more safety that it would have never happened.

There are many accidents in which children are involved, that occur every day. Recently, there have been two that have made a strong impact throughout the country. Many parents have made mistakes of letting their children wander free without double-checking their surroundings for anything that could potentially harm their child. In these cases, this wasn’t necessarily the problem. While the Harambe incident and the Disney Alligator incident both involved children, a wild animal, and at least one death; they differ in enviroment, their animal species, and the responses that came after the accident.

Many people have expressed their anger for this unfortunate incident. This issue is very controversial for the zoo and the parents. The zoo claims that they did not have the option to tranquilize the gorilla instead, which would have spared the life of Harambe. There was also a large amount of accusations thrown

The topic of zoos and whether or not they’re humane have quickly become one of the biggest controversial topics in the past twenty years. There is not much of a ‘middle’ perspective in this debate, rather people tend to lie on two completely opposite ends of the spectrum when displaying their beliefs pertaining to the zoo debate. I chose to research this topic because though I have strong beliefs, I think that, on this matter specifically, people often jump to a certain side without any prior research or actual education on the subject. I think that it’s important to understand both sides of the argument of zoos before sustaining a side. Another reason why I chose this topic was to moreso educate myself and to make sure that the knowledge I

This event is newsworthy because due to the fact that gorillas are on the endangered list, some people may think that it was incorrect to kill Harambe the gorilla- more people would want to know about the situation. There's been a huge swell of social media critics against the mom and the zoo. Arguments over human responsibility are being raised, as are debates about gorillas living in captivity and questions about the ethics of having zoos in the first place. By providing the public with this information, the media is allowing the citizens to have their own mindset and view about the situation.

Finally the zoo lets the gorilla out of the cage and into a more spacious and realistic one. This made the gorilla happy and safe at the same time. In the text it says," They could not see the moat that separated the predators from their prey." This shows that the animals could have a good life in the zoo but still be able to be safer than they were in the wild. This would also help endangered species because less of them would be killed by their predators. Lastly, in the the video it leads you to believe the claim because it explains the situations in a different point of view: the zookeeper. In the video the zookeeper talks about making sure the animals are healthy and safe. With more healthy lions, they can breed and produce a bigger population. They also talk about “letting the mom do her thing.” They let the cubs stay with their mother like they would in the wild. This shows that the zookeepers are trying their best to help them, but are letting them stay the wild creatures they are. When they are old enough, the zoo lets the animals out into the open arena and make sure they have

November 9th, 2016, people all over America wake up, bracing themselves to hear the results of the Presidential Election. A surprise write-in candidate, who could not have been foreseen, had recieved eleven thousand votes the night before. The write-in was none other than dead Cincinnati Zoo gorilla Harambe. On the 28th of May 2016, a 3 yr old child climbed through 4 barriers into gorilla habitat at Cincinatti Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Cincinatti, Ohio. There were 3 gorillas in habitat at the time, 1 male and 2 females. The male gorilla came upon the child and dragged him through moat away from screaming spectators. With a child in the same habitat and in close proximaity to the alpha male of the group, the zoo keepers had no choice ay

I think the zoo used good judgement, when they decided to shoot the Gorilla (Harambe). A kid was in danger, and they had no other choice. I understand that those Gorillas are endangered, but to think that a set of humans would lose their own child. I also think that if the Cincinnati Zoo didn't save the child, there could have been a lawsuit filed against the zoo. The parents should not have any type of consequence. There is a lot of ways that kid could have fallen over the ledge and landed in the Gorilla habitat. Yes, silverback gorillas are again endangered, but losing your own child is even worse. However, the Gorilla was treating the little boy as his own.

An animal rights group announced Tuesday that it had requested an investigation by the USDA. The letter from Michael A. Budkie , executive director of Stop Animal Exploitation Now, alleges the Harambe tragedy occurred because the zoo, "maintained an enclosure that violated the Animal Welfare Act," according to the letter obtained by CNN. It does not explain how the zoo violated the act.