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Title: Should Chimps Have Human Rights?
Post by: TehBorken on Apr 04 07 06:49
 Should Chimps Have Human Rights?

A Brazilian court has already issued a [a href="vny!://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2005/11/chimp-becomes-litigant-granted-habeas.html"]writ of habeas corpus in the name of a chimp[/a]. And now an Austrian court may well [a href="vny!://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2047459,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12"]decide that a chimpanzee is a 'person'[/a] with what [a href="vny!://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsharpscience/2007/03/great-ape-on-trial.html?DCMP=Matt_Sparkes&nsref=chimp"]up until now[/a] 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." [hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"]  
This is especially ironic to me because not long ago certain "leader of the free world" took away its citizens' habeas-corpus provision.


Title: Re: Should Chimps Have Human Rights?
Post by: Lise on Apr 04 07 09:29
Absolutely. He's probably better than most human beings I know.
Title: Re: Should Chimps Have Human Rights?
Post by: tenkani on Apr 04 07 10:21
This is especially ironic to me because not long ago certain "leader of the free world" took away its citizens' habeas-corpus provision.
   Even more ironic, said world leader looks like a f*cking monkey.