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Should Chimps Have Human Rights?
An anonymous reader writes "A Brazilian court has already issued a writ of habeas corpus in the name of a chimp. And now an Austrian court may well decide that a chimpanzee is a 'person' with what up until now have been called human rights." From the story in the Guardian/Observer: "He recognizes himself in the mirror, plays hide-and-seek and breaks into fits of giggles when tickled. He is also our closest evolutionary cousin. A group of world leading primatologists argue that this is proof enough that Hiasl, a 26-year-old chimpanzee, deserves to be treated like a human. In a test case in Austria, campaigners are seeking to ditch the 'species barrier' and have taken Hiasl's case to court. If Hiasl is granted human status — and the rights that go with it — it will signal a victory for other primate species and unleash a wave of similar cases."
Have you ever waited in line to buy a hamburger? Shouldn't you have used that time to save those people from malnutrition? In fact, what are you doing buying a burger, shouldnt that money have gone towards savining those people from malnutrition?
What are you doing posting on slashdot? Shouldnt you be out saving those people from malnutrition?
Think of the children!
Give me a fucking break. Mod parent down.
I.O.U One Sig.
s/believes/made up nonsence
I can't stand it when people believe or even accept made up nonsence.
thank God the internet isn't a human right.
Some pigs even know the difference between "then" and "than".
What large body of evidence? The only scientific attempt that I know of at measuring the soul came up positive.
Intron: the portion of DNA which expresses nothing useful.
I'm with you. I was just about to post The Grape Ape Project