Group Seeks Personhood for Captive Chimpanzees

In a series of lawsuits, a rights group is asking a judge this week to free four chimpanzees held in captivity in New York. And if they're successful, it could mark the first time chimps are recognized not as property, but legal persons under U.S. law.



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