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Freedom at what cost? — a reply to Adam Cruise on Cape Peninsula baboons
Justin O’Riain and Joselyn Mormile · Daily Maverick
Published 31 Oct 2026, 3:37 am·just now·1 min read
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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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