- Delivering the judgment, the Top Court said that wild animals have the right not to be hunted, kept captive, trafficked, marketed, or exchanged.
- This move will pave the way for animal ethics across the globe.
- The Estrellita Case paved the way for the protection of the legal rights of wild animals. Estrellita was a wooly monkey that was kept as a pet illegally after 18 years, it was released into the wild and suffered cardiac arrest.
Question:
Q.1 Which country has awarded legal rights to wild animals?a. India
b. USA
c. Ecuador
d. Eritrea
