Tommy the Chimp finds no relief in court
Around this time last year we covered the story of the lawsuit seeking release of a chimpanzee via a habeas corpus petition at College Insurrection, as part of the greater Nonhuman Rights movement, Yale to hold Non-Human Rights Conference:
There were plenty of headlines about a lawsuit seeking a court ruling that four captive Chimpanzees were persons and entitled to
“the right to bodily liberty via a writ of habeas corpus. The suits, filed in New York Supreme Court, are based on scientific evidence proving that chimpanzees are self-aware and autonomous, and therefore entitled to be recognized as “legal persons” with certain fundamental legal rights.”
On December 6-8, 2013, Yale is hosting a conference devoted to the rights of non-humans.
Now the ruling has come down (h/t Gabriel Malor):
The Non-Human Rights Project says it will appeal to N.Y. State’s highest court, the Court of Appeals.
[Featured Image: Non-Human Rights Project Facebook]
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