Rights for great apes
Dec. 22nd, 2014 06:28 pmCourt in Argentina grants basic rights to orangutan
I hope this is the first judgement of many deciding that our close relatives should be recognised as individuals not objects - with a bit of luck, while there are still enough of them left to survive as a people rather than a dwindling remnant curiosity.
I hope this is the first judgement of many deciding that our close relatives should be recognised as individuals not objects - with a bit of luck, while there are still enough of them left to survive as a people rather than a dwindling remnant curiosity.
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Date: 2014-12-22 10:50 pm (UTC)