Argentina Court Grants Orangutan Basic Rights

[WstateU]

Yes!! It's about time! :)

"An orangutan that has lived 20 years at the Buenos Aires zoo is entitled to some legal rights enjoyed by humans, an Argentine court has ruled, a decision the ape's attorney called unprecedented and a ticket to greater freedom."

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2014/12/argentina-court-grants-orangutan-basic-rights-20141222224116508511.html

[1979Shocker]

I guess this is how it starts. Pretty soon the apes and gorillas will be ruling the planet. Where's Charlton Heston when you need him.