Dog removed after entering gorilla enclosure at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — A canine was safely faraway from inside a gorilla enclosure on the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on Sunday. The scary second was captured on digicam by CBS 8 viewers visiting the park.

After getting into the enclosure, the shepherd was rapidly noticed by a gorilla contained in the exhibit. Desteniey Pickett instructed CBS 8 her household seen the canine operating round distressed because the gorilla started to chase it across the enclosure.

Picket mentioned no zookeeper was round once they seen the canine and visitors started to yell for assist. She mentioned guests started to assemble across the enclosure and yell the gorilla’s title, trying to distract it from the scared canine.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park employees have been in a position to safely take away the shepherd from the exhibit.

The San Diego Human Society instructed CBS 8 that at round 6:30 p.m., three SD Humane Society humane officers responded to the incident. 

“As quickly as zoo employees noticed the canine, they moved the gorillas out. Our Humane Officers have been in a position to transfer in and safely leash the shepherd and produce him again to our Escondido Campus for analysis,” the SD Humane Society mentioned.

The canine is a male shepherd, with no microchip and might be positioned on stray maintain because the Humane Society searches for his proprietor.

The Humane Society mentioned the San Diego Safari Park employees consider the canine had wandered into the park on his personal and accessed the gorilla enclosure earlier than he was seen. 

“We’re so glad nobody was damage,” the Humane Society mentioned.

CBS 8 spoke to representatives for the San Diego Zoo however have but to obtain a press release.

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