The case for chimpanzee 'personhood'
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 09:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Hercules and Leo don't know it, but a decision about their future has made history. In granting an order to show cause on whether Hercules and Leo (who just happen to be chimpanzees) are illegally imprisoned, a Supreme Court judge in Manhattan has kept open the possibility that some nonhuman animals will be granted legal rights under common law.