Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered "persons" with human rights, according to the state's Court of Appeals. That means the owners of the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula will not need ...
In January, six justices of the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously ruled that five elderly African elephants were not people. That may not sound like an issue that needs six justices to resolve, but ...
(AP) - Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered “persons” with human rights, according to the state’s Court of Appeals. That means the owners of the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula will ...
FAIRHOPE, Pa. – A Washington, D.C.-based animal rights group that’s engaged in an ongoing legal battle with the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium has filed a petition in Somerset County court, alleging that ...
An animal rights organization has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to hear its case that chimpanzees in an Upper Peninsula zoo deserve constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment. The ...
Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered “persons” with human rights, according to the state’s Court of Appeals. That means the owners of the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula will not need ...