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An Orangutan Has (Some) Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules
An orangutan named Sandra has become the first non-human animal recognized as a person in a court of law. An Argentine appeals court declared on Friday that the 28-year-old great ape, who is owned by the Buenos Aires Zoo, is a "non-human person" who has been wrongfully deprived of her freedom.
An orangutan named Sandra has become the first non-human animal recognized as a person in a court of law. An Argentine appeals court declared on Friday that the 28-year-old great ape, who is owned by the Buenos Aires Zoo, is a "non-human person" who has been wrongfully deprived of her freedom.
Source: Wired
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 23, 2014, 4:53am
Views: 1707
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 23, 2014, 4:53am
Views: 1707
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