Harambe, an innocent seventeen year-old Silverback gorilla, was shot recently at the Cincinnati Zoo. What was the reason? He was simply acting like a gorilla. Zoo officials made the decision to shoot him when a four year-old boy fell ten feet into the gorilla enclosure and was soon in danger. He could not be sedated because it could take up to twenty minutes for such an enormous animal to be knocked out. Zoo officials made the right decision in killing Harambe, but the one to blame for his tragic death is the mother of the child. The issue here is the lack of responsibility and attentiveness when it comes to the mother of the child. How could any mother let her four year-old child fall into a wild animal enclosure? It is ironic how someone …show more content…
There must have been a significant amount of time for the child to get through the barriers independently. Because of the mother’s lack of attention, a severely endangered animal was killed and she also put her son’s life at risk. Harambe is clearly the victim in this case because the screaming crowd, mother, and child terrorized him. He was simply using his defense mechanisms because of the agony he was facing. The zoo had no other choice but to shoot the ape in fear of something worse happening to the boy. Ultimately, it is the gorilla that had to pay the price and no money or science can bring his precious life back. On May 28th, 2016 an incredibly endangered Silverback gorilla lost its life because of the lack of responsibility of a mother, and this is something that you cannot bring back. The bottom line is that the mother should have been more responsible of her child especially in a place where wild animals roam. The amount of time the child was away from its mother had to be significant since he had enough time to find his way to get through strong barriers. Zoo officials made the right decision in killing Harambe but the one to blame for his tragic death is the mother of the
Suppose you were kidnapped from your family as a child by an alien species while your family watched in despair, crying out helplessly for your kidnappers to not rip you away from them. Now imagine then being strapped down and transported to a place unknown and once you arrive, you see that some of the other children that were also kidnapped have died. You then witness something that will forever remain engraved into your mind; you witness those monsters that took you hostage cut the children open, fill their bodies up with rocks, tie an anchor onto their feet and throw them into the ocean. The monsters then throw you into a tiny cage; you learn that you will not only never see your family again and die in that confinement but you will also work for these monsters and perform as a source of entertainment for them. You spend every night locked away into an even smaller steel cage that gives no freedom of movement at all and aren’t fed if you displease your new masters. Although this sounds like an outline for a horror movie, it is not. It is happening in real life and in our world. It is horrific, not only unethical but inhumane. This depicts the capturing process and life in captivity for public display of Orcinus Orcas, popularly known as Killer Whales since 1961. Although some laws regarding the capturing of whales have changed, whales are still being treated unethically. Just as inhumane as it is for this to be done to humans, it is equally inhumane for it to be done to animals. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, inhumanity is “the quality or stage of being cruel to other people or to animals” (dictionary.com) and that is what their captivity is...
The article is about a four years old boy who was starved to death by his mother and was left in his cot for two years. She was found accountable for killing him and was given 12 years for killing him and three years for child cruelty, as shown in the (Pidd,2013) newspaper article.
Peoples Trust article “Zoos & Conservation” touched surface solely on zoos located in Britain. What about the rest of the world? Luckily there is a group called the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) that inspects zoos and aquariums making sure that they are fit for conservation. For instance, the Giza Zoo In Cairo was shut down for killing two gorillas that may have been infected with disease and for extra pay putting visitors in danger so they could pet any animal they requested. Now if one of these animals were to attack a visitor then they would put down the animal in which is just doing what its instincts tell them.
Thesis Statement: Despite the rampant protests of animal welfare organizations on encaging primates in zoos since primates typically show abnormal behavior, zoos in the National Capital Region claim that human interaction and enrichment programs help alleviate the stress and trauma primates experience.
“... Shanesha Taylor, who left her two toddlers in a hot Arizona car for more than an hour, were dropped” said Luscombe. That is child abuse, it’s Arizona of course it’s gonna be hot as hell and she left her toddlers while she was having a job interviewed. How is that even acceptable, there has been many incidents where toddlers even babies have died for been in the car during a strong heat wave. It is legal know to break a window when you see a dog trap in the car on a hot day because that is animal abuse! So why Shanesha Taylor getting off easily, this probably was her first time getting caught but she has probably left her toddlers in the car multiple times.
Wallace-Wells' article "The Case for the End of the Modern Zoo", addresses whether there is a valid reason for zoos to exist.The author begins by explicitly stating that he is a huge fan of zoos, and visits them frequently with his young daughter. He states that the zoo he visits takes extra precautions to protect the well being of the animals, such as reducing visitation hours and attempting to replicate natural habitats. In addition, the author calls to attention recent studies that suggest animals suffer in captivity (through malnutrition, infanticide, and frequent deaths).Wallace-Welles also emphasizes a recent "anti-zoo sentiment" stemming from pop culture such as "Madagascar", "Planet of the Apes", and "Blackfish". This "anti-zoo sentiment"
Jeffrey Dahmer showed signs of neglect after his brother was born and his teacher though she noticed it, never reported it to anyone. His family was suspicious that he was cruel to animals yet nothing was done to help him (All about Jeffrey Dahmer). It is important that if these warning signs; cruelty to animals, abused by family members and distant from family and society, show up in a child that the family does something about it.
Throughout the semester we have discussed many cases, but Shirley Wilder’s case and story is the craziest and saddening I have ever read. The obstacles she and her son go through are things that I could not even imagine or see myself surviving. Nina Bernstein took an interest into the case because she wanted to know what happened to Lamont, Shirley Wilder’s son. By doing that she has opened people’s eyes to a whole new issue right in our own backyards. The problems within the foster care system go back from the beginning. Animals had more protection than children. In the 1874 case of Mary Ellen McCormack she was the one who finally put a human face on child abuse. Her neighbor, Etta Angell Wheeler, decided to take action, but since there was such a lack of child-protection laws she had to take the case up to the A.S.P.C.A (the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). From there on child abuse/neglect cases were supposed to be handled better and have better laws to protect these children.
In July of 2015, national treasure of Zimbabwe, Cecil the Lion was maliciously killed by dentist Walter Palmer. The hunt caused an uproar from many animal activists. The media covered the hunt and the aftermath for many weeks. This heartless act has many questioning why big game hunting is legal. Multiple African countries allow big game hunting, but it is harming the ecosystem. Many innocent, endangered animals are killed. Big game hunting should be banned because it lowers populations, causes further problems, and animal populations are already dropping.
Of the four million infants born into the world each year, more than two hundred are killed from infanticide (Flavin, 2009). Many more were discarded by unloving parents but never accounted for. Leaders of the United States took this problem into their own hands to try and combat the abandonment of children. This was done by passing the Safe Haven Act, also known as, the Infant Abandonment Act or Safe Surrender Laws. Due to no reduction in the number of deceased infants found each year and undesirable side effects, one would conclude that the Safe Haven Act needs to be abolished.
The sympathy of the government for mothers such as Khaila, trying to recover their parental rights has worn thin. Child abandonment is a serious offense and the children that suffer from such neglect face many psychological problems; if they are ever able to survive their circumstances. The abandonment and neglect of a child can result in serious criminal charges. One striking example is the case of seven month old Daniel Scott (Should We Take Away Their Kids?). Baby Daniel had been left for hours unattended and died of in a pool of his own blood. His mother, a crack addict left him in the care of his father to go on a six day crack binge. His father in turn, left him in his crib leaving the door of their Bronx tenement unlocked for any danger to afflict his unprotected son (Should We Take Away Their Kids?). The parents were later charged with manslaughter by negligence.
“There can be many reason for animal cruelty, like any other form of violence, is often committed by a person who feels powerless, unnoticed, or under control of others. Some who are cruel to animals copy acts what they have seen or that have been done to them, others see harming an animal as a safe way to get revenge against--or threaten-- someone who cares about that animal”. (“Animal… Statistics”) Concerns towards abusing animals have gone up in the past. Although there are not many cases on animal abuse, many have occurred. Abusers are charged with Criminal Animal Abuse and then sentenced to life in prison. Some animals that are physically abused are sometimes rescued by Animal Control, and are taken it to an animal shelter. However, many shelters have not had the space to keep the animals so the workers would have to put them down (Carol Roach). Researchers have shown that the main animals getting abused are dogs, chickens, horses, and livestock (“Animal...
...glected due to the severity of both acts of violence. Also, violence towards animals needs to be included in assessments for child protective services, in order to better prevent animals being placed in dangerous hands.
Animals should not be kept in captivity for any reason unless they have been harmed and need to receive treatment but they should be released as soon as they are healthy and capable of taking care of themselves again. The use of a captive animal for research, education, or entertainment is just wrong no creature deserves to have their life taken away for our benefit. Would you want to be captured and put in a tiny box or a fake little ecosystem, or abused and tortured because apparently that’s the only possible way to train an animal? How about just knowing that your real life is over and now all you get to do is put on a show for people? That is what we put these animals through for our entertainment we tear children away from their parents. In what way is that right? It’s just like kidnapping we put humans in jail for that but only when it’s another human. People act like just because they aren’t human that its ok and they lie to themselves telling themselves that its okay and that the animal will be taken care of, fed, and have a nice little “fake” forest or desert to live in. Just think of it as having a zoo full of humans, or stealing other humans to make profit or teach someone something new by doing something totally wrong and unethical.
Identifying the Problem: The problem to identify at hand is obvious; it’s the mistreatment of animals being used in the entertainment industry. Animals are ripped away from their natural habitats or bred in captivity to provide us humans with sources of entertainment. The article “Ten Fast Facts About Animals In Entertainment” explains that the majority of captivity-bred animals will not be returned to the wild. In fact, when a facility breeds too many animals, they are sometimes sold to laboratories, traveling shows, canned hunting facilities, or to private individuals (“Ten Fast Facts”). Private individuals, who inquire about wild animals, almost always lack the proper caregiving skills, and this leads to animals being neglected.