How would the USSC rule on this?
This article got me to thinking about what would happen in the US if this were in our court system ( I know, too much time on my hands right?).
Chimp denied a legal guardian
Court turns down request in case aiming for ‘ape rights’.
An Austrian judge turned down a request this week to appoint a woman as legal guardian of a chimpanzee.
The decision is a blow to a growing movement in Europe attempting to give apes some of the legal rights of humans, such as protection from being owned. But proponents of ape rights say they will appeal the decision and continue fighting for the cause elsewhere in Europe. In Spain, for example, they are pushing for a national law that would extend some human rights to apes.
Written by SueThe goal of the Great Ape Project is to extend basic human rights to apes, such as the right to life, protection of individual liberty and prohibition of torture.
