Harambe and Rebel's Act..... Demand that the US make it a federal crime to kill or injure an endangered species being held in captivity and that parents responsible be held accountable

In the last few weeks an endangered silver back gorilla, beloved Harambe, who was not displaying any aggression, but rather a protective stance, was shot and killed by a zookeeper. This little boy supposedly climbed a three foot fence on his own, without the mothers knowledge. She should have been held accountable for child endangerment. The zoo could have used a tranquiler dart as the child was not being attacked but rather protected by Harambe. They used very very poor judgment. And should be fired. At another zoo, a mother allowed her child to stick his hand through the fence where a group of endangered wolf cubs were gathered. The Alpa male Rebel nipped his hand. The parents choose rather than to give their child rabies shots, which would have taught him a very good lesson, they choose to have Rebel killed, beheaded and tested for Rabies. The childs "wound" did not even require stitches.The zoo informed them that their was little chance that this wolf born and raised in their confinement and vaccinated for Rabies, had the disease. But they honored the parents wishes and murdered Rebel. Wolf packs are very socialized animals and the pack grieved their loss. The parents should not have had a choice. They were negligent. Parents need to assume the responsibility for not watching their children, these animals were not at fault, yet they paid for the negligence of these parents with their endangered lives. perhaps if it is a crime people will think before they shoot and before they let their children behave unsupervised and foolishly. This is a fitting memorial to these lost lives.