The silly season is again upon us.
It’s the “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”
A New York appeals court next week will consider whether chimps should have the same rights as human beings.
The extraordinary proceeding is the result of a lengthy battle by animal-rights activists who argue that animals with human qualities — including chimps — are entitled to human protections, including freedom from captivity.
Steven Wise, part of the Nonhuman Rights Project, which is leading the effort, will have to convince a panel of Albany appellate judges that a chimp name Tommy is a “legal person” to get him moved from a cage in an upstate farm to a sanctuary in Florida.
4 comments:
It all comes down to whether he'd want his kids to marry them.
This is a bit over, but I do believe animals should be given an upgrade to their rights and protections. Specifically, Sheriff Arpaio of Maricopa County Arizona came down hard on animal abusers and I welcomed it. A's were doing things like duct taping kittens to the streets and he had a hotline setup as one example and they investigated those hard and that shit stopped pretty quick. People like michael vick should be punished a lot harder than he was.
If they have the same rights, they must have the same responsibilities.
Do they get the right to fire their attorneys?
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