US Courts Asked To Recognise Chimpanzees As People

US courts asked to recognize chimps as people (via AFP)

Walking, talking chimpanzees may be TV comedy gold but now three courts in New York are being asked to recognize four chimps as "legal persons" with fundamental rights. The move would allow the animals to be released into sanctuaries where they could…

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