US judge: Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos legally 'people'

US judge: Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos legally 'people'

A U.S. court order says the offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people with legal rights in the U.S.

Pablo Escobar's "cocaine hippos" are legally people, U.S. judge rules

The case involves a lawsuit over whether to kill or sterilize the hippos whose numbers are growing at a fast pace and pose a threat to biodiversity.

US judge: Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos legally 'people'

A U.S. court order says the offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people with legal rights in the U.S.

US judge: Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos legally 'people'

A U.S. court order says the offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people with legal rights in the U.S.

US judge: Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos legally 'people'

A U.S. court order says the offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people with legal rights in the U.S.

US judge: Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos legally 'people'

A U.S. court order says the offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people with legal rights in the U.S.