| NBCNews.com (blog) The non-profit Nonhuman Rights Project asked a New York state court to declare a 26-year-old chimp named Tommy “a cognitively complex autonomous legal person with the fundamental legal right not to be imprisoned.” The lawsuit filed Monday seeks a … Group Seeks ‘Legal Personhood’ Status For ChimpanzeesCBS Local Do Chimps Have Human Rights? This Lawsuit Says YesTIME Rights Group Is Seeking Status of ‘Legal Person’ for Captive ChimpanzeeNew York Times |
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