Animal rights activists react to gorilla killing after child fell into zoo enclosure

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Animal rights activists are reacting strongly on social media after a gorilla was killed at a Cincinnati zoo on Saturday.

The 17-year-old male gorilla named Harambe was shot by a team at the zoo after a toddler fell into his enclosure. Video emerged of the terrifying incident, which showed the gorilla handling the four-year-old boy. 

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The zoo had to make a call on whether the situation was life-threatening for the child. The Cincinnati Fire Department incident report stated the gorilla was violently dragging and throwing the child. The Dangerous Animal Response Team, which has been trained for these kind of incidents, made the call that the boy was in severe danger and Harambe needed to be put down.  Read more...

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