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

Source: Daily Maverick · 2026-10-30T16:37:29.000Z · Health

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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