>Animal Plaintifs
>
>In Japan, animals are now being allowed to bring suits to court. So far, a
>number of animal plaintifs have sued developers and officials for habitat
>destruction. In 1995, the endangered Amani rabbit (with the pro bono aid of
>sympathetic lawyers) sued to block development of two golf courses. Lawers
>for a family of bean geese sued to block a freeway near Tokyo that
threatened
>winter feeding grounds, and a coalition of invertebrates has teamed up with
>some foxes to mount a legal challenge to the destruction of their shared
>habitat.
>
>- Earth Island Journal, via Yes! A Journal of Positive Futures (#9, Spring
>1999)
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