In a first, a US court has recognized 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.
“In granting the application … the court recognized 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 recognizes legal personhood for animals. Its aim is to stop the government from euthanizing the animals, who now number around 100, up significantly from the single male and three females Escobar initially acquired.Before he was shot dead by police in 1993, the cocaine baron purchased exotic animals to live on his ranch, including flamingos, giraffes, zebras, and kangaroos.
It is seeking to provide the hippos with another contraceptive, called PZP , which has successfully been used in zoos and is recommended by Animal Balance, an international organization that focuses on sterilization of animals.
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