In an unprecedented decision, an Argentine court has ruled that - TopicsExpress



          

In an unprecedented decision, an Argentine court has ruled that the Sumatran orangutan Sandra, who has spent 20 years at the zoo in Argentinas capital Buenos Aires, should be recognized as a person with a right to freedom. This opens the way not only for other Great Apes, but also for other sentient beings which are unfairly and arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in zoos, circuses, water parks and scientific laboratories, the daily La Nacion newspaper quoted AFADA lawyer Paul Buompadre as saying. rt/news/216551-orangutan-argentina-human-right
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:43:57 +0000

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