My Brother's Keeper

There is a court case underway in Upstate New York attempting to seek "habeas corpus" and treat a chimpanzee as a person. An animal rights group is filing on behalf of Tommy a 26 year old chimp to grant him the "right to liberty". The attempt is unprecedented and if successful his proponents want to retire him to a Florida sanctuary which they describe as a "Chimpanzee Club Med".  Now at 26 Tommy is still a youngster as chimp ages go -but what a shock he will find if he goes from a cage to a Club Med environment. I hope he has a strong heart.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/03/science/rights-group-sues-to-have-chimp-recognized-as-legal-person.html?pagewanted=all&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw%2C{%221%22%3A%22RI%3A9%22}