Jill Stein marks three months since gorilla Harambe’s death

[DonViejo]

Three months after a zoo worker in Cincinnati shot Harambe, a 17-year-old silverback gorilla, Green Party nominee Jill Stein is calling for expanded legal protections for animals.

Harambe’s death was national news in late May and sparked controversy among animal rights activists who questioned whether it was justified.
The gorilla was shot after it grabbed a 3-year-old boy who fell into his enclosure. It raised scrutiny over whether apes, human’s closest relatives, should be kept in zoos at all.

“The killing of Harambe at the Cincinnati Zoo highlights the need to adopt stronger legal protections for the rights of animals,” Stein said in a statement.

Stein tweeted out her statement on Sunday afternoon, writing the killing “reminds us to be a voice for the voiceless.”

Dr. Jill Stein
‏@DrJillStein

The killing of Harambe 3 months ago today reminds us to be a voice for the voiceless.

http://www.jill2016.com/statement_by_jill_stein_for_president_on_the_killing_of_harambe_in_cincinnati …

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/293612-jill-stein-marks-three-month-anniversary-of-gorilla

[Demsrule86]

1. Why is this important to an election?nt

[brooklynite]

2. It's not, which is another reason Stein is having only marginal improvement over 2012.

[Blue_Tires]

3. I guess she wants all the meme artists to "get their dicks out?"

[MrScorpio]

4. Really?

What medication is this woman on?

[Tarc]

5. The killing was unfortunate, not "catastrophic"

Stein is a hyperbolic whackjob.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

6. I'm glad she is reaching out to her opponent...

....who she still trails by 2%.

Did she add Harambe hasn't "earned your vote"?