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Judge Gives Chimpanzees Human Rights for the First Time

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:00 pm
by MachineGhost
[quote=https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/21/8460 ... first-time]"We have scientific evidence to prove in a court of law that elephants, great apes, and whales and dolphins are autonomous beings and deserve the right to bodily liberty," she said. "[This ruling] strengthens our argument that these nonhuman animals are not property."[/quote]

Re: Judge Gives Chimpanzees Human Rights for the First Time

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:49 pm
by dualstow
Aww, but she reversed her decision!

Btw, I once started a thread in a long since defunct forum called, "What non-human animal would you like to be?"
The overwhelming response was merely asking if or even suggesting that "non-human animal" was redundant.