June 25, 2008
"Spanish parliament to extend rights to apes"
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's parliament voiced its support on Wednesday for the rights of great apes to life and freedom in what will apparently be the first time any national legislature has called for such rights for non-humans.Parliament's environmental committee approved resolutions urging Spain to comply with the Great Apes Project, devised by scientists and philosophers who say our closest genetic relatives deserve rights hitherto limited to humans.
"This is a historic day in the struggle for animal rights and in defense of our evolutionary comrades, which will doubtless go down in the history of humanity," said Pedro Pozas, Spanish director of the Great Apes Project.
Posted by George Moneo at June 25, 2008 11:49 PM
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The dissidents and political prisoners in Cuba may not be able to expect much support from Spain, but at least the monkeys on the island know that the Spanish has their backs!
Pitiful.
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at June 26, 2008 07:16 AM
I warned you. I EFFIN warned you. First is the gay Marriages, and NOW the apes... ;)
There's nothing stopping Zapatero.
Posted by: Manrique Zabala de Arízona at June 26, 2008 09:39 AM
Now, the apes may NOT appear on TV, film or commercials, HOWEVER, they are permitted to remain in captivity in over 300 zoos in Spain.
¿?¿?
Posted by: Claudia4Libertad at June 26, 2008 10:14 AM
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