Re: Orangutan granted human rights

In Indonesia rapidly shrinking habitat might force the Orangutang into
cultivated areas, where she would be killed as a crop raider.

On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 12:13 PM, Jon Louis Mann
<net_democracy-/[email protected]> wrote:
> Would this orangutan be better off released in the Indonesian rain forest?
> Jon Mann
>
> Very interesting, so the court decided that the non-human individuals have rights such as freedom of movement, and that the orangutan was unjustly imprisoned at a zoo (the story makes it clear that she didn't enjoy being there, and would probably not choose to remain). I wonder how much precedent this case will generate, and whether it will get applied to industrial animals as well?
> -- Matt
>
> A court in Argentina granted human rights to a captive Orangutan:
>
> http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/21/us-argentina-orangutan-idUSKBN0JZ0Q620141221
> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/orangutan-granted-basic-legal-rights-in-argentina#.fimQx6Xkb
> http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/landmark-ruling-orangutan-granted-basic-rights-argentina/
> http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30571577
>
> (that's a great improvement from a country where, 40 years ago, humans
> didn't have human rights)
>
> Now, let's Uplift them!!!
>
> Alberto Monteiro
>
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