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chimpanzees are
people too, you
know. ok, not
exactly. but
lawyer steven wise
has spent the last
30 years working
to change these
animals'
status
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chimpanzees are people too, you know. ok, not exactly. but lawyer steven wise has spent the last 30 years working to change these animals' status from "things" to "persons." it's not a matter of legal semantics; as he describes in this fascinating talk, recognizing that animals like chimps have extraordinary cognitive capabilities and rethinking the way we treat them -- legally -- is no less than a moral duty.