Seriously? WOW! I would never think that people are so stupid. Looks like FB or IG were more important than his child.
I grew up in a small town and my family used to have a farm. I understood at early stage of my life that wild animals are not pets and that it is us who are visitors in their 'home', not the other way around. BUT I can imagine that people who grew up in huge cities like New York have never seen a real animal (besides the ones in the zoo) and then it might be difficult to act when they are in front of one.
This doesn't justify the behavior of that parent. I'm just saying, I can imagine he really had no idea.