Tag: Nonhuman Rights Project
PETA Sues NIH for Violating Its “First Amendment Right” to Talk to Monkeys
There is not one modern medical treatment or intervention that does not involve animal research at some point in the process.
Elephant Personhood — Nixed Again
The activists had some reason for hope. Two judges in New York’s highest court swallowed the baloney in a 5–2 ruling.
Will Colorado Permit Elephants to Sue?
Many law schools teach courses in animal rights, training lawyers for the day the courtroom door opens to animals.
Can Animals Be Held Criminally Responsible?
While the idea is handled provocatively in philosophy literature, in practice, animals are envisioned as plaintiffs, not defendants, in animal rights cases.
Court Rules Elephant Does Not Have Rights
I have written here several times about the attempt by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NHRP) to “break the species barrier.”