By Selwyn Duke
First there was the German Constitution, which actually contains a provision for animal rights, and now the "European Court of Human Rights" (another entity we should scrap) will hear a Chimps’ plea to be declared a "person." Writes ThisisLondon.co.uk:
His name is Matthew, he is 26 years old, and his supporters hope to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights.
But he won’t be able to give evidence on his own behalf – since he
is a chimpanzee. Animal rights activists led by British teacher Paula
Stibbe are fighting to have Matthew legally declared a ‘person’ so she
can be appointed as his guardian if the bankrupt animal sanctuary where
he lives in Vienna is forced to close.
While the European socialists long ago lost hold of their sanity, I don’t think they’re far gone enough yet for this plea to work. Methinks the petitioners are overreaching. Perhaps they should have aimed a bit lower and sought to have the ape declared a liberal.
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