Woman Fights for Chimp's Rights

[Hugin]

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VIENNA, May 4 (UPI) -- A woman in Austria is engaged in a legal battle to win legal guardianship of a chimpanzee to fight for its "human" rights.

Keeper Paula Stibbe, a native Briton, said primates such as Matthew -- the chimp in question -- should be given the same rights as human beings in the legal system, The Sun reported Friday.

She is attempting to win legal guardianship of Matthew and help the chimp retain a nearly $7,000 gift from a businessman. The money would otherwise go to the Austrian government.

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Famed British primate expert Jane Goodall is expected to give testimony supporting Stibbe's case.

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Yay! The Monkey Anti-Defamation Delegation strikes!

:(|)

[BikeWriter]

1. Monkeys have human-like qualities. Murder, rape, cannibalism.

[Hugin]

2. I'm more of a Gorilla advocate myself...

They're Vegetarian... Biggest problem is how high on the mountain to get today's salad.

But, the amount of Anti-Simianism on DU is getting oppressive lately.