After being bombarded with Harambe memes in the wake of a plea for people to stop creating them, the Cincinnati Zoo has deleted its Twitter account. He added that the internet’s Harambe obsession was making it more hard for the zoo community to move on.
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In May, the story of Harambe sparked national attention after the 400-pound Western Lowland Gorilla was shot and killed by zoo officials in order to protect a three-year-old boy who had fallen into the gorilla exhibit.
The “constant mention of Harambe makes moving forward more difficult” for the zoo’s staff, Thane Maynard, Director at Cincinnati Zoo in the U.S., was quoted as saying in a statement to a new agency. “We are honoring Harambe by redoubling our gorilla conservation efforts and encouraging others to join us”. Maynard said in a statement to the Associated Press.
However, telling the internet to cool down their Harambe memes is like throwing gasoline to a fire.
The Ohio zoo hasn’t left social media entirely.
Deleting their accounts may seem extreme but under the circumstances, Forbes believes that it is their best course of action.
The director of the zoo, Thane Maynard, complained to the media that the staff is struggling to cope with Harambe’s unplanned death because of all the internet trolling and hate messages.
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In the three months since Harambe’s death, The Cincinnati Zoo has been the target of countless memes and blunt, hurtful comments related to the shooting.
