{"id":26468,"date":"2023-10-02T23:32:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belalcazar.org\/?p=26468"},"modified":"2023-10-02T23:32:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:32:34","slug":"family-of-boy-who-fell-into-harambes-enclosure-were-forced-go-into-hiding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belalcazar.org\/world-news\/family-of-boy-who-fell-into-harambes-enclosure-were-forced-go-into-hiding\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of boy who fell into Harambe\u2019s enclosure were forced \u2018go into hiding\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A family were forced to go into hiding after their son fell into a gorilla\u2019s enclosure, resulting in zoo staff killing the animal.<\/p>\n

A three-year-old boy climbed into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. The child was then grabbed and dragged by Harambe, a western lowland gorilla.<\/p>\n

Fearing for the child\u2019s life, staff shot and killed the 17-year-old gorilla. The death made headlines around the world, as Harambe became an internet sensation.<\/p>\n

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Many people declared the death unnecessary, wondering why a non-lethal response could not have been utilised. Others blamed the child and his family for being \u201ccareless\u201d.<\/p>\n

Following backlash, three-year-old Isaiah Dickerson\u2019s family were forced to go \u2018into hiding\u2019. The family feared for their safety after receiving death threats from the public.<\/p>\n

The story is discussed in a new feature-length documentary which came out on September 24 \u2013 to tie with World Gorilla Day, as reported by LadBible. <\/p>\n

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