动物园射杀大猩猩惹争议探究.pptxVIP

动物园射杀大猩猩引争议;Contents:;;A 400-pound gorilla(大猩猩) named Harambee who was shot dead by Cincinnati辛辛那提() Zoo officials just one day after his 17th birthday has sparked an outcry of emotion as mourners called it a senseless death. (“无谓的死亡”) Many are placing the blame squarely on the parents of a four-year-old boy, who investigators believe crawled through a railing barrier(围栏) and fell into the gorilla exhibits moat(壕沟) before he was dragged by Harambe in the water for about 10 minutes. The small child said he wanted to get in the water before the incident, to which the mother, who was also watching several other children, replied: No, youre not, no, youre not, according to one witness Kim OConnor. The zoo‘s animal response team(应急小组) assessed the life-threatening situation and defended their decision to shoot Harambe rather than tranquilize him, but thousands took to social media to call it a murder.;Director Thane Maynard supported the zoos dangerous animal response team for their decision to put down the gorilla. ‘They made a tough choice and they made the right choice because they saved that little boy’s life,‘ Maynard said. But outraged animal lovers took to social media declaring the western lowland gorilla’s life was unnecessarily taken, and more than 1,000 have already joined the Facebook group Justice for Harambee. ‘Twitter user wrote: ‘So a beautiful, innocent gorilla has to die because neglectful parents can’t control their kids？ Another user Chris Dasauchoit tweeted: Beautiful animals sadly paying for utter human stupidity and negligence with their lives ;According to Maynard, the gorilla did not appear to be attacking the child, but he called it an extremely strong animal in an agitated situation. Maynard explained that tranquilizing （麻醉）the gorilla would not have knocked it out immediately, leaving the boy in danger. The child was taken to Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center with serious but non-life threatening injuries following the incident,