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World● LowOct 30 · Oct 30, 2026, 2:37 PM

Freedom at what cost? — a reply to Adam Cruise on Cape Peninsula baboons

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from dailymaverick · south africa · Sub-Saharan Africa

In arguing that Cape Town’s baboons deserve freedom rather than captivity, Adam Cruise raises important ethical questions. But his argument overlooks an equally important consideration: What happens when the freedom he defends in baboons is inseparable from chronic suffering, injury, poor health and premature death?

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