Are Zoos Prisons? Habeas Corpus Filed for Chimp “Jimmy is a 26 year old chimpanzee who has spent several years alone in a cage, where he’s on exhibit at a zoo in Niterói, Brazil, just outside of Rio de Janeiro. Just last week, animal protection groups filed a motion to have Jimmy released on grounds of Habeas Corpus, arguing that he is being denied his rights to freedom of movement and to a decent life, in Rio’s Criminal Court. If the appeal is accepted and Jimmy is allowed to go free, it will not be the first time such a legal maneuver is successful, however. ”

Are Zoos Prisons? Habeas Corpus Filed for Chimp

“Jimmy is a 26 year old chimpanzee who has spent several years alone in a cage, where he’s on exhibit at a zoo in Niterói, Brazil, just outside of Rio de Janeiro. Just last week, animal protection groups filed a motion to have Jimmy released on grounds of Habeas Corpus, arguing that he is being denied his rights to freedom of movement and to a decent life, in Rio’s Criminal Court. If the appeal is accepted and Jimmy is allowed to go free, it will not be the first time such a legal maneuver is successful, however. ”

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  1. con-nuestras-manos-al-viento reblogged this from fyeahgreatapes
  2. awindofsuchviolence reblogged this from fyeahgreatapes and added:
    Very interesting….
  3. opakakaek reblogged this from teenysidhe
  4. teenysidhe reblogged this from fyeahgreatapes and added:
    This is interesting. This poor guy…chimps suffer so much when they’re alone.
  5. and-classics reblogged this from dr--grumbles and added:
    dr—grumbles: Clearly this case is completely fucking unacceptable. You don’t keep a chimp in isolation. It’s completely...
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  7. kissingcactus reblogged this from sonicbloom11 and added:
    can people stop putting animals in boxes and showing them off for money? thanks.
  8. dr--grumbles reblogged this from fyeahgreatapes and added:
    Zoos are prisons. Chimps display the same behavior/mental patterns as high security prisoners.
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