In a first, the US Federal Court has recognised animals as legal persons — specifically, the descendants of Pablo Escobar's hippopotamuses who have thrived in Colombia since the notorious drug lord was killed almost 30 years ago.The ruling was based on a US law that allows an "interested person" in foreign litigation to request US depositions to help their case
The ruling came after the nonprofit Animal Legal Defense Fund filed an application seeking to allow two experts in nonsurgical sterilisation of wildlife to provide testimony supporting a Colombian lawsuit to stop a cull. "In granting the application … the court recognised the hippos as legal persons with respect to that statute," ALDF said in a statement.
The lawsuit was filed last July on behalf of the hippos by attorney Luis Domingo Gomez Maldonado in Colombia, which already recognises legal personhood for animals. The lawsuit contends it is unknown if the Colombian government will use the drug safely and whether it still intends to kill some of the animals.
Hey 'SNL'... You gettin' THIS?...
They are going to gentrify the fuck outta some neighborhood
Only in the USA & it's hopeless politicised apply today legal system
What a country 👀
Doesn’t surprise me at all I think I have seen some using pedestrian crossing around town !!!🤓🤗🤓
Animal lovers rejoice unite you are all freaking mad
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