Ecuador became 1st country to give legal rights to wild animals

Highlights:

• Ecuador, a South American Country, became the first country in the world to give legal rights to wild animals. 
• The highest court in the country has ruled in favour of the case that focused on a woolly monkey named “Estrellita” who was taken from her home to a zoo, where she passed just a week later.
• The court decided to rule in favour of Estrellita and her rights had been violated by the government. 
• However, they added that the animal’s rights were also violated by the owner when she removed her from her natural habitat at a young age. 
• The Court has finally stated that animals are subject to rights protected by the rights of nature.
• It is noted that Capital of Ecuador is Quito.