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Should chimpanzees have rights?

A court in the US is to decide whether chimpanzees - and other animals with high intelligence - shou...
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8:53 AM - 8 Oct 2014



Should chimpanzees have rights...

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Should chimpanzees have rights?

TodayFM
TodayFM

8:53 AM - 8 Oct 2014



A court in the US is to decide whether chimpanzees - and other animals with high intelligence - should be given certain rights.

The case has been brought by a welfare group, which is arguing that "Tommy" the chimp should not be kept in a cage by his owner in New York state.

Previous lawsuits have been thrown out, but the "Nonhuman Rights Project" argues the chimp's been unlawfully imprisoned.



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