by Bob Walsh
OK, it didn't happen in the US, but that's about all I can say for it.
Sandra, 33, has been at the center of a court case in Argentina for four years. She lived for 20 years at the zoo in Buenos Aires. She was declared to be a person by Judge Elena Liberatori and granted basic rights. Trouble is, there was no place in Argentina that could house her under these legal restrictions.
So, Sandra was relocated temporarily to Kansas for an international quarantine, then moved to an ape sanctuary in Wauchula, Florida. The judge asked them to take her, as they are the only accredited sanctuary for great apes in this hemisphere. She will be hanging out with 21 other orangutans and 31 champanzees, all rescued from substandard living situations.
Interestingly enough in the U.S. she is legally considered property and not a person. I wonder how she feels about that? Maybe AOC will intervene on her behalf so she can register to vote.
EDITOR'S NOTE: During the eight years I volunteered at the primate section of the Houston Zoo, I found our Orangutans to be smarter than many Americans. And if Sandra were to cast a vote, she wouldn't be so stupid as to vote for either Hillary or Trump in the last election or to vote for the Democratic candidate in the next election.
1 comment:
She is very smart. I think I'll mail her MAGA hat!
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