--- title: Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Harambe Killed: Change.org Petition description: Animal rights activists have created an online petition demanding justice for Harambe, a gorilla who was fatally shot at the Cincinnati Zoo. canonical: https://time.com/4352211/change-org-petition-justice-for-harambe-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-31T15:28:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:48.947Z og:title: Thousands Sign Petition For Dead Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla og:description: There have been over 300,000 supporters so far. og:url: https://time.com/4352211/change-org-petition-justice-for-harambe-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12e95f8508d723e0/6988959c5f570fe204b21248/gorilla-death-kid-zoo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: APTOPIX Zoo Gorilla Child Hurt og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Thousands Sign Petition For Dead Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla twitter:description: There have been over 300,000 supporters so far. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12e95f8508d723e0/6988959c5f570fe204b21248/gorilla-death-kid-zoo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Thousands Sign 'Justice For Harambe' Petition After Cincinnati Gorilla Killed > Sponsored content. 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John Minchillo—AP  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 31, 2016 3:28 PM UTC Animal rights activists have created an [online petition on Change.org](https://www.change.org/p/cincinnati-zoo-justice-for-harambe) to protest the death of an endangered [gorilla who was fatally shot after a three-year-old boy fell into its enclosure](http://time.com/4351482/gorilla-cincinnati-zoo-shot-boy/?iid=sr-link3) at the Cincinnati Zoo. The petition, which has already garnered over 300,ooo signatures, asks that the Cincinnati Zoo, Child Protective Services and the Cincinnati Police Department hold the parents of the child responsible for the death of the 17-year-old male gorilla. The [zoo decided to shoot, as opposed to tranquilize, the 450-pound silverback gorilla to minimize the risk of aggression](http://time.com/4351886/cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-killed-tranquilized/) since the boy was in close proximity to the animal. The petition reads: “This heartbreaking decision was made in the best interests of keeping the child and the public safe. This beautiful gorilla lost his life because the boy’s parents did not keep a closer watch on the child. We the undersigned believe that the child would not have been able to enter the enclosure under proper parental supervision…It is believed that the situation was caused by parental negligence and the zoo is not responsible for the child’s injuries and possible trauma.We the undersigned want the parents to be held accountable for the lack of supervision and negligence that caused Harambe to lose his life.” The [child’s family also released a statement via a public relations firm](http://time.com/4351781/mother-of-toddler-in-cincinnati-gorilla-incident-defends-herself/), stating that the boy is “doing just fine” and offering condolences for the death of Harambe. “We extend our heartfelt thanks for the quick action by the Cincinnati Zoo staff,” the statement read. “We know that this was a very difficult decision for them, and that they are grieving the loss of their gorilla.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4352211/change-org-petition-justice-for-harambe-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4352211/change-org-petition-justice-for-harambe-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla/"},"headline":"Thousands Sign 'Justice For Harambe' Petition After Cincinnati Gorilla Killed","datePublished":"2016-05-31T15:28:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:48.947Z","description":"\"This beautiful gorilla lost his life because the boy's parents did not keep a closer watch on the child.\"","url":"https://time.com/4352211/change-org-petition-justice-for-harambe-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Animal Rights"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12e95f8508d723e0/6988959c5f570fe204b21248/gorilla-death-kid-zoo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12e95f8508d723e0/6988959c5f570fe204b21248/gorilla-death-kid-zoo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"APTOPIX Zoo Gorilla Child Hurt","caption":"A child touches the head of a gorilla statue where flowers have been placed outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. 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