There has been global outrage since a silverback gorilla, Harambe, was shot and killed “to save the life of a child” who climbed through a public barrier at Gorilla World, Cincinatti Zoo.
Thousands of people signed a petition on Change.org that called for the child’s parents to be “held accountable for their actions of not supervising their child”.
Cincinnati police said the parents had not been charged, but that charges could eventually be sought by the Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney.
The 4-year-old boy dropped 4.5 metres into a moat before coming face to face with the leader of a troop of silverbacks.
