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Apes are people too? NY judge grants human rights to chimpanzees

Apes are people too? NY judge grants human rights to chimpanzees Chimpanzee and human DNA differ by only about 1 percent – but should chimps be given human rights? A US judge said “yes” on Monday, ruling that apes held at a New York university are covered by the same laws that let humans challenge their detention. New York Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe said a pair of chimpanzees held at Stony Brook University are covered by a writ of habeas corpus – a legal principle that lets people challenge the credibility of their detention. The duo, named Hercules and… View Article