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01-16-2008, 02:17 AM
Court Won't Accept Chimp As Person (http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jan15/0,4670,ChimpChallenge,00.html)
VIENNA, Austria — Austria's Supreme Court has dashed hopes by animal rights activists to have a chimpanzee declared a person, a statement suggested Tuesday.
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The court's decision follows in the footsteps of a similar ruling last fall. In September, a provincial judge in the city of Wiener Neustadt dismissed the case, ruling the Association Against Animal Factories has no legal standing to argue on the chimp's behalf.
It's probably better that way. If the chimp had been declared a person, the only logical next step would be to expect him to fullfil those responsibilities that a person his age typically has such as finding a job, paying his bills, and most importantly...PAYING TAXES!!!
VIENNA, Austria — Austria's Supreme Court has dashed hopes by animal rights activists to have a chimpanzee declared a person, a statement suggested Tuesday.
...
The court's decision follows in the footsteps of a similar ruling last fall. In September, a provincial judge in the city of Wiener Neustadt dismissed the case, ruling the Association Against Animal Factories has no legal standing to argue on the chimp's behalf.
It's probably better that way. If the chimp had been declared a person, the only logical next step would be to expect him to fullfil those responsibilities that a person his age typically has such as finding a job, paying his bills, and most importantly...PAYING TAXES!!!