RIP HARAMBE :(

[sally]

Harambe was bred in captivity and was expected to father children in the next couple of years as part of conservationist efforts to preserve the silverback gorilla. By all accounts, he was very well cared-for and loved. He turned 17 on Friday and the zoo had a birthday party for him. He was killed the next day.

I'm so sorry Harambe's dead, but the child's life had to be the priority, of course. I think the people who are criticizing the rescue workers who shot him are off-base. I don't for a second believe that Harambe intended to hurt of kill the boy -- he could have done so many times over in the course of 10 minutes had that been his natural instinct or desire. But, the risk to the boy's life was very real regardless, just by the nature of Harambe's size and the unpredictability of a chaotic scene.

I think people would probably have grown less angry with the parents if the mother's statement had included something, anything, about the loss of Harambe. Here's what she posted.


Source: http://heavy.com/news/2016/05/michelle-g...-petition/

Yeah that's a pretty shitty statement if that's in fact what she wrote. She doesn't sound very humbled or grateful to that giant animal that didn't put a scratch on her son and had to pay with its life.

This is what I read, however. I guess that's after she was getting so much shit.

In a statement issued by a family spokesperson on Monday, the boy's parents said "we are so thankful to the Lord that our child is safe."

"We extend our heartfelt thanks for the quick action by the Cincinnati Zoo staff. We know that this was a very difficult decision for them and that they are grieving the loss of their gorilla," the statement red.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/ka...id=DELLDHP