Jane Goodall Institute regrets “unjustifiable” death of the two Sa Coma chimpanzees

The Jane Goodall Institute, founded by the British primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, has regretted the “unjustifiable death” of the two chimpanzees which escaped from Sa Coma’s Safari Zoo and has also expressed its sadness and shock at the death of Adan and Eva (Adam and Eve).
The institute has added that the two animals had “suffered at human hands like so-called pets in a private home” and has described as “inadequate” the enclosure in which the chimpanzees had been held in Sa Coma.
It has gone on to argue that the “welfare and safety of animals and of the public should be carefully controlled by the relevant authorities”, considering “particularly shocking” the fact that the female chimp was shot at a distance of forty metres by the very people who are charged with the protection of nature and wildlife.
In cases such as the escape from Safari Zoo, it is normal, says the institute, to use tranquiliser darts.
 This is standard practice in many parts of the world when an animal escapes, and the “excuse” that tranquiliser might have made Eva more aggressive is “not justifiable”.