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Courts rule that orangutan in Argentina has more rights than chimp in New York state

December 29, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Judge says an orangutan named Sandra has been improperly imprisoned for 20 years at the Buenos Aires Zoo BUENOS AIRES, Argentina; ALBANY, New York––Ruling opposite to the findings of the New York Court of Appeals just two weeks earlier, the Argentinian Second Appeals Court on December 19, 2014 agreed that an orangutan named Sandra has […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Middle Right, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, South America, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Argentinian Second Appeals Court, Buenos Aires Zoo, Martin Balluck, New York Court of Appeals, Steven Wise

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