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“We’re saying the science has shown that individuality - consciousness, self-awareness - is no longer a unique human property. That poses all kinds of challenges.”
The declaration, originally agreed in May 2010, contains the statements “every individual cetacean has the right to life”, “no cetacean should be held in captivity or servitude, be subject to cruel treatment, or be removed from their natural environment”, and “no cetacean is the property of any state, corporation, human group or individual”.
BBC News - Dolphins deserve same rights as humans, say scientists
Posted on February 22, 2012 via Biophilia with 10 notes ()
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Hi. I'm Sarah. I'm using this as a place to show off things I find interesting through-out my day. Bio: Crafty biblio/info -phile, libraries, gardening, current events, thinker, dreamer and random blog poster.
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