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otherkinnews2013-09-15 08:00 am
frameacloud) wrote in otherkinnews2013-09-15 08:00 am
Follow-up: Dolphins still aren't legal persons
Content warnings: Some of the links talk about how wild dolphins are abused in captivity.
This is a follow-up on an earlier post in Otherkin News, "Personhood and rights for dolphins in India." The event in question was reported in increasingly confusing ways by many newspapers and blogs. After a while, an io9 article cleared up the confusion: "No, India did not just grant dolphins the status of humans." India passed some laws to protect dolphins, but didn't legally categorize dolphins as non-human persons. There are some animal rights organizations fighting to put certain smart animals (including apes) in that legal category for real.
Source
George Dvorsky, "No, India did not just grant dolphins the status of humans." 2013-08-15. io9. http://io9.com/no-india-did-not-just-grant-dolphins-the-status-of-hum-1149482273
This is a follow-up on an earlier post in Otherkin News, "Personhood and rights for dolphins in India." The event in question was reported in increasingly confusing ways by many newspapers and blogs. After a while, an io9 article cleared up the confusion: "No, India did not just grant dolphins the status of humans." India passed some laws to protect dolphins, but didn't legally categorize dolphins as non-human persons. There are some animal rights organizations fighting to put certain smart animals (including apes) in that legal category for real.
George Dvorsky, "No, India did not just grant dolphins the status of humans." 2013-08-15. io9. http://io9.com/no-india-did-not-just-grant-dolphins-the-status-of-hum-1149482273