Article: Chimpanzees do not have the same rights as humans

Chimpanzees do not have the same rights as humans, a US court ruled Thursday, as they do not share the same social obligations.

An animal rights group had argued that holding a chimpanzee captive against its will was a violation of habeus corpus, a right which gives any person recourse against illegal detention.
 
Animal rights groups have more emotional arguments than factual ones.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Really.. this had to go all the way to court?
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Yeah, many animal rights people and many vegans see animals as "persons". Which is why they often refer to eating meat as 'murder'. Its Lunaticville.
 
Species-ist!

One day chimpanzees will rule the roost and then you'll see!
 
ghoti said:
Yeah, many animal rights people and many vegans see animals as "persons". Which is why they often refer to eating meat as 'murder'. Its Lunaticville.
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Actually, many "animal rights people" and "many vegans" see animals as sentient, learning and capable of experiencing pain and that they should therefore should be defended against cruelty and unnecessary harm.

This persistent straw-man argument of yours in which you attempt to twist a very valid sentiment into balderdash hysteria is extremely bizarre. I can only imagine someone stepped on your toes at some point and hurt your feelings.

The only "lunatics", to my mind, are people who derive some sort of pleasure out of killing animals for "sport" and those who don't spare a thought for where their food comes from and what kind of practises they are either wittingly or unwittingly supporting.
 
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