Uttarakhand High Court Declares Animal Kingdom ‘Living Person’

  • The Uttarakhand High Court has declared the entire animal kingdom, including birds and aquatic animals, as a legal entity having rights of a “living person”.
  • The court has invoked Article 21 of the Constitution which safeguards the rights of humans and protects life.
  • The court has clarified that the word "life" includes animal world.
  • A custodian could represent the animal kingdom.
  • It declared all citizens of Uttarakhand“persons in loco parentis” (in the place of a parent) giving them the responsibility to protect animals and ensure their welfare.
  • The high court, in 2017 had accorded the status of “living entity” to the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, ....
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