elephant Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date November 18, 2021 CategoriesBioethicsHuman ExceptionalismNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , animal rights, animals, chimpanzees, corporations, crime, elephants, Eugene M. Fahey, lawsuit, morality, New York State, Nonhuman Rights Project, Pachamama, persons, The Atlantic Elephants Are Better “Persons” Than People! Wesley J. Smith November 18, 2021 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind 4 This misanthropic drive among the elites to is not only wrongheaded, it is dangerous. Read More ›
elephant Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date June 8, 2021 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , animal rights, animal standing, animals, chimpanzees, dolphins, elephant, elephants, Eugene M. Fahey, fauna, human rights, mammals, New York Court of Appeals, Nonhuman Rights Project, orangutan, pets, Western civilization New York High Court to Rule Whether Elephants Are “Persons” Wesley J. Smith June 8, 2021 Bioethics 4 Imagine: pet ownership made a formal legal guardianship complete with enforceable fiduciary duties — that is, if we can have pets at all. Read More ›
elephant Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date February 29, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __edited, animal personhood, animal rights, animal welfare, Bronx Zoo, chimpanzees, Court of Appeals, elephant, Eugene M. Fahey, habeas corpus, judge, Nonhuman Rights Project, sentience Judge Wishes She Could Rule Elephant a “Person” Wesley J. Smith February 29, 2020 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism 4 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 ›
chimp-liberation-2 Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date August 17, 2019 CategoriesBioethicsEvolutionHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __edited, animal rights, animal welfare, bonobos, chimpanzees, currency, Eugene M. Fahey, genocide, habeas corpus, Holocaust, hominins, Human Evolution (journal), human rights, inflation, Jane Goodall, National Institutes of Health, New York Court of Appeals, Nonhuman Rights Project, personhood Chimpanzee Liberation? Why Animal Rights and Human Rights Cannot Coexist Wesley J. Smith August 17, 2019 Bioethics, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism 8 A “manifesto” in the science journal Human Evolution declares that chimpanzees and bonobos should be considered legal “persons” with legally enforceable “rights.” Read More ›
New York Court of Appeals Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date June 4, 2018 CategoriesBioethicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __k-review, animals, Argentina, chimpanzees, Eugene M. Fahey, glaciers, nature rights, New York Court of Appeals, North Carolina State University, orangutan, personhood, Peter Singer, philosopher, rivers, writ of habeas corpus New York Judge Supports “Personhood” for Chimpanzees Wesley J. Smith June 4, 2018 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism 4 Why the alarm? Remember, it only takes one judge. Read More ›