elephant Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date February 29, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __edited, animal personhood, animal rights, animal welfare, Bronx Zoo, chimpanzee, Court of Appeals, elephant, Eugene M. Fahey, habeas corpus, Happy, 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 ›
elephant Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date November 2, 2019 CategoriesBioethicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __edited, animal rights, animal standing, animal welfare, Auschwitz, Bronx Zoo, elephant, extremists, Happy, ideology, liberty, New York City, Nonhuman Rights Project, personhood, PETA, Thailand, The Guardian, writ of habeas corpus Lawsuit to Declare Elephant a “Person” Wesley J. Smith November 2, 2019 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism 4 “Animal standing” is really a Trojan horse to allow animal rights extremists to seek court rulings enforcing their own ideology. Read More ›
