Kaley Cuoco weighs in on Gorilla Gate

Kaley Cuoco has joined the growing number of people speaking out against the killing of the gorilla Harambe at the Cincinnati Zoo after a four-year-old boy fell into its enclosure.

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"RIP #harambe," the Big Bang actress wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the gorilla.

"I’m sure I will get tons of backlash (per usual) I mean let’s be honest, I wear the wrong sweatpants and the entire world has something to say about it, but once again, another senseless horrendous animal being killed over people not using their brains."

She added: "If you watch the footage, you see this gorgeous animal holding that child’s hand. Do with that, what you will. As sad as this makes me, a part of me is happy for that amazing creature doesn’t have to live in captivity another day. Bring on the hate!!!"

Harambe was shot by the Cincinnati Zoo’s Dangerous Animal Response team after the four-year-old fell into the gorilla enclosure.

Video footage, which was filmed by one of the witnesses, shows the Harambe pulling the boy around.

The gorilla was eventually shot dead.

Zoo director Thane Maynard defended the decision to kill the 17-year-old creature: "The idea of waiting and shooting it with a hypodermic was not a good idea. That would have definitely created alarm in the male gorilla.

"When you dart an animal, anesthetic doesn't work in one second, it works over a period of a few minutes to 10 minutes. The risk was due to the power of that animal."

Animal activists have launched a petition, encouraging the zoo to take legal action against the boy’s parents.

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