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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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Chimpanzees "possess complex cognitive abilities that are so strictly protected?
"Chimpanzees "possess complex cognitive abilities that are so strictly protected"? Protected by whom? The chimp itself?
Context:
The lawsuit seeks a declaration that Tommy's "detention" in a "small, dank, cement cage in a cavernous dark shed" in central New York is unlawful and demands his immediate release to a primate sanctuary.
Chimpanzees "possess complex cognitive abilities that are so strictly protected when they're found in human beings," Steven Wise, the president of Nonhuman Rights Project, told Reuters.
"There's no reason why they should not be protected when they're found in chimpanzees," he added.
More:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10490128/US-lawsuit-demands-legal-personhood-for-chimpanzees.html
Context:
The lawsuit seeks a declaration that Tommy's "detention" in a "small, dank, cement cage in a cavernous dark shed" in central New York is unlawful and demands his immediate release to a primate sanctuary.
Chimpanzees "possess complex cognitive abilities that are so strictly protected when they're found in human beings," Steven Wise, the president of Nonhuman Rights Project, told Reuters.
"There's no reason why they should not be protected when they're found in chimpanzees," he added.
More:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10490128/US-lawsuit-demands-legal-personhood-for-chimpanzees.html
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NL888 Chimpanzees "possess complex cognitive abilities that are so strictly protected"? Protected by whom? Protected by the laws of the state.
- NL888 Chimpanzees "possess complex cognitive abilities that are so strictly protected"?
- Protected by whom?
- Protected by the laws of the state.
- Note that the phrase refers to human beings, not chimpanzees.
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NL888Chimpanzees "possess complex cognitive abilities that are so strictly protected"? Protected by whom?Protected by the laws of the state. Note that the phrase refers to human beings, not chimpanzees.
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