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
From: ALBERTO VIEIRA FERREIRA MONTEIRO albm...@centroin.com.br
To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 5:31 AM
Subject: Brin: Urangutan granted human rights. First step to Urangutan uplift?
A court in Argentina granted human rights to a captive Urangutan:
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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