Feds fine San Francisco Zoo over death of young gorilla [View all]

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Source: AP

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Zoo has been fined $1,750 for negligence in the death of a 16-month-old gorilla that was crushed to death last year.

Animal rights groups derided the federal fine, saying Friday it was meager.

In documents detailing the fine, the U.S. Department of Agriculture chided the zoo for failing to handle the animals "as expeditiously and carefully as possible and in a manner that did not cause trauma."

The gorilla named Kabibe (kuh-BEE'-bay) died last Nov. 7 when she unexpectedly darted under an electric door as it closed, zoo officials said.

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