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Which country is it that has already given rights to some animals such as gorillas, parrots, ect?
by CoryMathews 17y ago
Which country is it that has already given rights to some animals such as gorillas, parrots, ect?
- sp332 17y agoGuerrillas in the mist? lol (it's gorillas, not guerrillas) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare vs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla
- CoryMathews 17y agoheh spell check didn't underline so it got me. Oops
- nfg 17y agoAre you thinking of Ecuador? http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/ecuador-constitution-grants-nature-rights/ http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/ecuador-constit...
- dschobel 17y agoIn Brazil they've filed Habeas Corpus claims on behalf of chimpanzees. Just last week, animal protection groups filed a motion to have Jimmy released on grounds of Habeas Corpus, arguing that he is being denied his rights to freedom of movement and to a decent life, in Rio's Criminal Court. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/are-zoos-prisons-habeas-corpus-filed-for-chimp.php http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/are-zoos-prisons-hab... According to the article there are successful precedents for habeas corpus claims on behalf of chimpanzees in that country.
- die_sekte 17y agoThe Balearic Islands apparently extends some Human Rights to great apes.