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Argentina: Court grants orangutan basic rights
OneNewsNow ^
| 12/22/14
| AP
Posted on 12/23/2014 11:10:27 AM PST by Faith Presses On
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (December 22, 2014) -- An orangutan that has lived 20 years at the Buenos Aires zoo is entitled to some legal rights enjoyed by humans, an Argentine court has ruled, a decision the ape's attorney called unprecedented and a ticket to greater freedom.
The ruling comes a month after a local animal rights group filed a habeas corpus writ in favor of Sandra, who was born in Germany but has lived in captivity in Buenos Aires most of her life.
"Following a dynamic ... judicial interpretation, it is necessary to recognize that the animal is subject to rights, and should be protected," said the Dec. 18 ruling, published Monday by the official judicial news agency.
Andres Gil Dominguez, who represented the orangutan, said the "unprecedented" ruling paves the way for the habeas corpus rights to be accepted by the courts and for Sandra to be released at a sanctuary.
"It sets a precedent that changes the paradigm of animal guardianship and will impact their rights. ... It will lead to a lot of discussions," Gil Dominguez told The Associated Press.
(Excerpt) Read more at onenewsnow.com ...
TOPICS: Current Events; General Discusssion; Moral Issues
KEYWORDS: lastdays; liberalism; secularism
To: Faith Presses On
can human/orangutan marriage be far behind ?
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posted on
12/23/2014 11:12:03 AM PST
by
kingattax
(a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
To: kingattax
I think they can already run for public office.
To: kevslisababy
I think they can already run for public office. Definitely they can be first lady.
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posted on
12/23/2014 11:18:07 AM PST
by
Bon mots
(American Exceptionalism becomes American Acceptionalism under this regime... :()
To: Bon mots
Definitely they can be first lady orangulady.
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posted on
12/23/2014 11:30:13 AM PST
by
kingattax
(a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
To: Faith Presses On
...the ape's attorney... Now there's a phrase I never expected to see outside of a sci-fi movie.
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posted on
12/23/2014 11:34:57 AM PST
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: Faith Presses On
Is the attorney working pro-banana...
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posted on
12/23/2014 11:36:50 AM PST
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: WayneS
This isn’t so odd. LIBs have human rights.
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posted on
12/23/2014 11:40:19 AM PST
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: Faith Presses On
Just aping their stoopitity...
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posted on
12/23/2014 11:46:18 AM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: Faith Presses On
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posted on
12/23/2014 11:48:40 AM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: Faith Presses On
Cada Duro de pelar....
To: Faith Presses On
To The Argentine Orangutan
For us, she gave up the jungle,
Even Deutschland, they say.
Señor Judge, You did not bungle.
She gave all her best to our land
I shall ask the band to play
and we'll all dance hand-in-hand,
The Orangutango. ¡Olé!
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posted on
12/23/2014 12:32:26 PM PST
by
Kenny Bunk
(The fate of the Republic rests in the hands of the '15 -16 Congress. God help us.)
To: Bon mots; kevslisababy
"I think they can already run for public office." Definitely they can be first lady.
"My second-grade teacher told me that the President was married to the First Lady. I wonder if she saw any dinosaurs."
-- Steven Wright
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posted on
12/23/2014 2:09:54 PM PST
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: Faith Presses On
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posted on
12/23/2014 2:44:19 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
To: Faith Presses On
Whenever you see animal rights, think rights of
lawyers to presume to represent animals.
Or, recalling Hillary, childrens rights and the truth, rights of lawyers to presume to represent children to whom they are not related.
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posted on
12/23/2014 5:25:02 PM PST
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
("Liberalism” is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
To: Faith Presses On
When asked for a comment the orangutan replied: “Ew! Ew! Ah! Ah! O! O! O!”
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posted on
12/25/2014 1:24:27 AM PST
by
MDLION
("Trust in the Lord with all your heart" -Proverbs 3:5)
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