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Afternoon Delight: Cecilia the chimp granted non-human rights and escapes a zoo.

───   17:40 Tue, 11 Apr 2017

Afternoon Delight: Cecilia the chimp granted non-human rights and escapes a zoo. | News Article

"Cecilia has become the first chimpanzee to be released thanks to a human legal instrument" ~ SunnySkyz.com

Cecilia was displaying signs of depression in an Argentinian zoo after the death of her two companions. The association of Animal Rights Officials (AFADA) along with the Great Simian Project of Spain and Brazil fought for her freedom. 


She will now be relocated to an ape sanctuary in Brazil



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