An animal rights group has filed the first of three lawsuits aimed
at securing legal personhood for chimpanzees. If all goes well, they
hope to extend the definition to other great apes, whales, and dolphins,
as well.
This story by David Grimm at Science is
an interesting look at both the reasoning behind these specific
lawsuits and the behind-the-scenes planning that goes into any
potentially groundbreaking legal action.
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