Update on Chimp Cases
Here's an update on where we stand with the chimp cases filed by the NonHuman Rights Project (NhRP). Last year, I filed an amicus curiae ("friend-of-the-court") brief with the Appellate Division of NY State Court opposing a petition filed by the (NhRP) to seek the release of a chimp named, Tommy. The NhRP was not seeking the chimp's release under NY State's animal rights law that provides relief for animals being confined in "unhealthful conditions," but by the novel means of
