Location
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Start Date
16-4-2011 2:00 PM
End Date
16-4-2011 3:30 PM
Description
A primate having legal rights is a controversial topic these days. Many other countries around the world support the idea of great apes having legal rights, because we for one are one of the five great primates. Others do not support this trending topic as much as others. These types of people believe that great apes such as chimpanzees are superb testing animals for medical purposes, because of the fact that they are closely related to mankind. Organizations such as Great Ape Protection, work towards protecting the rights of these great apes since they cannot speak for themselves. In many other countries, the legal rights of great apes are already official, although here in the United States people are still debating on this sensitive topic. Here we are presenting both arguments toward great apes able to have legal rights.
Keywords
Animal rights; Primates; Speciesism
Disciplines
Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Ethics and Political Philosophy | Law | Legal Theory | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Language
English
Included in
Bioethics and Medical Ethics Commons, Ethics and Political Philosophy Commons, Law Commons, Legal Theory Commons, Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons
Should primates have legal rights?
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
A primate having legal rights is a controversial topic these days. Many other countries around the world support the idea of great apes having legal rights, because we for one are one of the five great primates. Others do not support this trending topic as much as others. These types of people believe that great apes such as chimpanzees are superb testing animals for medical purposes, because of the fact that they are closely related to mankind. Organizations such as Great Ape Protection, work towards protecting the rights of these great apes since they cannot speak for themselves. In many other countries, the legal rights of great apes are already official, although here in the United States people are still debating on this sensitive topic. Here we are presenting both arguments toward great apes able to have legal rights.