Sandra may soon be released from the cage. The female orangutan detained in the Argentine zoo in Buenos Aires may be transferred to a sanctuary: she has been recognized as a "non-human person" illegitimately deprived of her freedom by a court
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
Sandra may soon be released from the cage. The female orangutan held in the Argentine zoo in Buenos Aires may be transferred to a sanctuary: she has been recognized as "non-human person ”illegitimately deprived of his liberty by a court.
It all started when, in November, animal rights activists filed a request for 'Habeas corpus', most typically used to challenge the legitimacy of a person's detention. In the Anglo-Saxon common law system, the Latin phrase indicates the order issued by a judge to bring a prisoner in front of him, for verify their personal conditions and avoid detention without concrete elements of accusation.
Sandra, born in captivity in Germany 29 years ago, before being transferred to Argentina, deserved the fundamental rights of a "non-human" person. She had been a prisoner for 20 years in the same structure in which Winner, the polar bear, lost his life on Christmas day 2 years ago that could not resist the too hot of the Argentine summer and the din of the fireworks.
Sandra's possible release is a ransom for him too, as well as for all other sentient beings who are unjustly and arbitrarily deprived of their freedom in zoos, circuses, water parks and science laboratories.
It is, in fact, one historic ruling, and could pave the way for further legal action, as explained by the Association of Animal Rights Officials and Lawyers (Afada). Now the Buenos Aires Zoo, which refuses to comment, has 10 working days to appeal.
It is not the first time that activists have tried to use the 'habeas corpus' to obtain the release of wild animals from captivity. In 2011, PETA filed a lawsuit in the United States against the marine park operator SeaWorld, involving five killer whales captured at sea and treated as slaves. But a San Diego court denied the request.
Roberta Ragni
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