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Orangutan ‘entitled to human rights’

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Orangutan ‘entitled to human rights’

An orangutan that has lived 20 years at the Buenos Aires zoo is entitled to some legal rights enjoyed by humans, an Argentine court has ruled.

Court grants orangutan basic rights

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Court grants orangutan basic rights

Chimp ‘not entitled to human rights’

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Chimp ‘not entitled to human rights’

Chimpanzee not entitled to human rights, court rules

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Chimpanzee not entitled to human rights, court rules

Monkey business: Should a monkey be able to sue its owner?

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Monkey business: Should a monkey be able to sue its owner?

New York court hears arguments that chimp is ‘human’

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New York court hears arguments that chimp is ‘human’

Legal fight to give chimps rights

Legal fight to give chimps rights

An animal rights group is fighting for chimpanzees in the US to be given rights as legal people so they are ensured better treatment.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2013

Rights group bids to establish ‘legal personhood’ of chimps

A US animal rights group has filed what it said is the first lawsuit seeking to establish the “legal personhood” of chimpanzees.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2013