Judge Gives Chimpanzees Human Rights for the First Time
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:00 pm
[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]