Food for thought...
...stolen from a starbucks cup
We know that chimpanzees possess language, culture, and self-awareness, so why don't we afford them rights? the most common argument is that if we give chimps rights, the next thing you know we'll be giving rights to squirrels. it seems to me ,however, a pretty poor decision to deny rights to those who deserve them lest we accidentally afford them to those who don't.
-David Liss
We know that chimpanzees possess language, culture, and self-awareness, so why don't we afford them rights? the most common argument is that if we give chimps rights, the next thing you know we'll be giving rights to squirrels. it seems to me ,however, a pretty poor decision to deny rights to those who deserve them lest we accidentally afford them to those who don't.
-David Liss