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  • Hilary Sumner
    • Sep 29, 2019
    • 1 min read

Court Recognizes Orangutan's Right to Life, Liberty and Freedom

Updated: Aug 24, 2023

A zoo in Buenos Aires was recently ordered to free a 29 year old female orangutan after an Argentine court recognized the animals right to life, liberty and freedom.  This is the first time that a court has recognized such rights in a non-human animal. 



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