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Do Chimps Have Legal Rights? NY Lawsuit May Answer the Question

Do Chimps Have Legal Rights? NY Lawsuit May Answer the Question

The U.S. Supreme Court has determined that a corporation is a “person” for the purposes of the First Amendment. But what are our closest relatives in the animal world, chimps, entitled to? In a novel lawsuit, an animal rights group has asked a New York court to find that a chimpanzee named Tommy is entitled […]

December 10, 2013
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