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Chimp denied a legal guardian

Court turns down request in case aiming for 'ape rights'.

An Austrian judge turned down a request this week to appoint a woman as legal guardian of a chimpanzee.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on April 26, 2007 06:05 PM |

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If a great ape is an animal then so am I. It's only anthropic vanity that the Family Hominidae exists - taxonomically we should be in the Family Pongidae.

Posted by: Mark Norrie | April 27, 2007 04:40 AM

This is ridiculous. What's next, protection rights for dolphins? These people obviously too much time on their hands.

Posted by: Dustin | April 27, 2007 05:55 PM

At this point in time, all non-human species deserve more rights than humans. It is time for homo sapiens to step up to the plate and begin taking care of this planet.

Posted by: Jill | April 30, 2007 09:14 PM

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