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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Non-human persons? Animal rights get legal leg up

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Activists say chimpanzees are so similar to us they should be recognized under the law as “non-human persons,” not unlike corporations. Most U.S. courts seem to disagree, but animal rights lawyers see a glimmer of hope in recent Canadian rulings.

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