(Before It's News)
An Argentine court has ruled that the Buenos Aires zoo has to release Sandra, an orangutan, to a sanctuary, because that she has suffered “unjustified confinement of an animal with proven cognitive ability” and “should be recognized as a person with a right to freedom.” Let's hope this decision paves the way for future success for many other animals in other countries.
Source:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/201412/sandra-orangutan-declared-person-right-freedom