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Chimpanzee "Personhood" Is Back In Court

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-wanna-be-like-you-hoo-hoo dept.

sciencehabit writes Chimpanzees are back in court. Judges in New York State heard the first in a series of appeals attempting to grant "legal personhood" to the animals. The case is part of a larger effort by an animal rights group known as the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) to free a variety of creatures—from research chimps to aquarium dolphins—from captivity. If the case is successful, it could grant personhood to chimps throughout the state.

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  1. Does that mean they'll get to vote? by BitterOak · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If chimps are people, will they be able to vote? Hold political office? Cue the jokes.

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