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It’s the “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”
A New York appeals court next week will consider whether chimps should have the same rights as human beings.
The extraordinary proceeding is the result of a lengthy battle by animal-rights activists who argue that animals with human qualities — including chimps — are entitled to human protections, including freedom from captivity.
Steven Wise, part of the Nonhuman Rights Project, which is leading the effort, will have to convince a panel of Albany appellate judges that a chimp name Tommy is a “legal person” to get him moved from a cage in an upstate farm to a sanctuary in Florida.



“It’s a morally wrong thing to do,” said Wise of Tommy’s longtime captivity as a pet in Gloversville. “As a matter of both liberty and equality, Tommy should be seen as a person.”
Research by cognitive experts says chimps have autonomous and self-determining qualities akin to human beings, Wise said.

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WhoDat!656

The inmates are running the asylum!

Halo

I'm just gonna skip this one....next

QBREES9

But aren't most courts run by chimps. So say they will.

Crusader

This is one of the times where its very easy for me as a swede to say "Only in America..."