LIAM HIGGINS: In a case being followed closely by animal rights advocates around the world, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has agreed to consider the rights of Estrellita, a chorongo monkey. Estrellita was taken from her owners in Quito last year and placed in a zoo where she died a month later. The court will consider whether … Continue reading ‘ESTRELLITA’S LAW’: Ecuador’s High Court to consider animals as rights-holders deserving habeas corpus protection