Animal Person

MARCH 23, 2009

Also at Parade , which reader morganna alerted me to, is " Should Apes Be Allowed as Pets? In this modern age it's much easier to email videos, I could post the video-taped message on the HERO site to educate others about Nosey's plight and to urge the FWC to confiscate her and prosecute the circus to the full extent of the law.

Elephants 100

Elephants Vegan Bullhook Laws 100

Animal Ethics

JULY 22, 2008

To the Editor: “ What’s Next in the Law? The Unalienable Rights of Chimps ,” by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, July 14): The Spanish Parliament’s decision to grant rights to apes is indeed groundbreaking, and will foster philosophical discussion about animal protection for some time. Suffering is far from a uniquely human experience.

New York Times 40

New York Times Humane Society Of The United States New York Apes 40

Animal Ethics

APRIL 23, 2008

For every person, being a subject of interests, has rights, i.e., has a claim to respect of his interests under the law of equality of persons. Under the moral law, all beings who have interests are subjects of rights, while all those who in addition to having interests, are capable of grasping the demands of duty, are subjects of duties.

Rights 40

Rights Morals Apes Ethics 40

Animal Ethics

MARCH 27, 2009

Then Dr. Kellogg would offer a banana, which the ape munched with evident enjoyment. But aside from the fact that the truth of this ethical assumption is not obvious, it is not true that monkeys are man’s nearest relatives. Hume’s Law says that one cannot infer an “ought” statement from an “is” statement.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Monkeys Meat 40