NY Court Hears Question of Personhood for Nonhumans
Yesterday, I attended the appellate hearing in the case of Nonhuman Rights Project v. Tommy, a suit filed by the NRP to free a chimp from captivity by means of a writ of habeus corpus. I filed an amicus brief opposing the writ on legal, practical and ethical grounds. Attended by the press and a few animal rights enthusiasts, the proceeding was best summarized in Wired, Salon, and the London Telegraph. (I have blogged on the implications of this lawsuit at Theoria.com). My tak
