Lawsuit trying to get chimpanzees recognised as Persons

[Payday]

So they want to move them from small cages to a big cage in Florida?

[Mormolyce]

Flying poo would be a compelling legal argument.

I'll allow it.

[Ealyssa]

But imagine how amazing monkey court TV shows would be

Imagine having bananas as a competing currency

That is incredibly racist !!!

[Zangeiti]

Im suing you for 1,000,000 bananas

[leggomydairy]

it'll never happen because, even though I have no opinion either way, no one will take it seriously

[Powerogue]

"Gorillas, orangutans, elephants, whales, dolphins—any animal that has these sorts of cognitive capabilities"

What sorts? We're talking about a court of law here. You have to draw a threshold of cognitive capability. Up until now we've just said "human" and left it at that.

[Deleted]

I agree only if the animal rights groupies will be used in testing. I mean, we had animals to use, but i guess its okey if their brain liquefies and leaks out of their ears

[Hottage]

I just wish people would so much thought and effort into lawsuits designed to get people recognized as people.

Plenty of humans getting treated like animals that need helping before we start helping animals to be treated like people.

[Masark]

In the 19th Century, women were still definitely human, but often not legally considered people.

In Canada, it was well into the 20th. The Persons case wasn't until 1929.