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Pushing Elephant “Personhood”

Think cattle herds suing ranchers or lab animals suing universities — not to improve care but to liberate from all human use. Read More ›
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Why “Humanize”? A New Effort to Defend the Unique Dignity of Human Beings

One of the tragic trends in thinking about evolution has been to blur the distinction between humans and animals. History warns us not to regard this lightly. Read More ›
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Judge Wishes She Could Rule Elephant a “Person”

This kind of thinking drives me nuts. First, we don’t treat animals as mere things or as being akin to inanimate objects. Read More ›
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In Germany, Constitutional Rights for…Pigs

The issue is known as “animal standing,” and activists want to let beasts sue in court to “break the species barrier.” Read More ›
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Lawsuit to Declare Elephant a “Person”

“Animal standing” is really a Trojan horse to allow animal rights extremists to seek court rulings enforcing their own ideology. Read More ›
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Chimpanzee Liberation? Why Animal Rights and Human Rights Cannot Coexist

A “manifesto” in the science journal Human Evolution declares that chimpanzees and bonobos should be considered legal “persons” with legally enforceable “rights.” Read More ›
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It’s Unjust Patriarchy to Own a Pet!

Corey Lee Wrenn argues that what is done to an animal should be judged in the same fashion as if the same thing were done to a human. Read More ›
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In Europe, Animal Rights Are Steamrolling Religious Freedom

As Western society secularizes, religious liberty is in danger of becoming passé. Read More ›

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