You Can’t Make This Up: California Town to Recognize “Animal Rights” Starting with Elephants
In Southern California, the City of Ojai has recognized ‘animal rights’ for elephants.
The City Council voted 4-1 to approve an ordinance drafted with the help of the “Nonhuman Rights Project.”
The ordinance prevents anyone from holding an elephant ‘against their will.’
The Nonhuman Rights Project said in a press release:
“It’s indisputable that elephants suffer when deprived of their freedom and that animal welfare laws can’t end their suffering,” said NhRP Director of Government Relations and Campaigns Courtney Fern. “For elephants and the nonhuman animal rights movement, we are proud to support this first-of-its-kind ordinance and we commend the Ojai City Council for standing up for what is necessary and just.”
The controversy the ordinance was addressing was a local act from the 1980s where an elephant named “Tarra” was made to rollerskate,
