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Argentinian Zoo Orangutan Granted ‘Non-Human Personhood’ Relocated to New Sanctuary Home

The famous orangutan was granted basic rights, such as life, freedom and a premise of “no harm” in an unprecedented ruling in 2015.

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Sandra the Orangutan, Freed from a Zoo After Being Granted ‘Personhood,’ Settles into her New Home

A 33-year-old orangutan who was granted ‘legal personhood’ in Argentina has been relocated to a new home in Wauchula, Florida. Patti Ragan, director of the Center for Great Apes where Sandra the orangutan is now living, told CNN she has been “inquisitive, calm, engaged and interested in her new surroundings” since her arrival.

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Orangutan Granted ‘Personhood’ Settles into New Florida Home

A 33-year-old orangutan granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina is settling into her new surroundings at the Center for Great Apes in central Florida.

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‘I Think This is a Huge Victory’: Ruling in Argentina Opens Door to Granting Apes Personhood

Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold, an alternate on NAPSA’s Steering Committee, weighs in on the recent arrival of Sandra the orangutan to Center for Great Apes.

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Orangutan Granted Legal Personhood Moves to Florida

An orangutan granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina is now hanging in Florida. Sandra, who is 33, was born in Germany and spent 25 years at the at the Buenos Aires Zoo before arriving at the Center for Great Apes in the Sunshine State.

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