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  • Spanish Parliament Supports Rights for Apes

    06/30/2006 9:35:12 AM PDT · by dukeman · 30 replies · 741+ views
    AOL News ^ | June 27, 2006 | Jason Webb
    MADRID - Spain's parliament is to declare support for rights to life and freedom for great apes on Wednesday, apparently the first time any national legislature will have recognized such rights for non-humans. The resolution prompted criticism and ridicule at first. Parliament is to ask the government to adhere to the Great Ape Project, which would mean recognizing that our closest genetic relatives should be part of a "community of equals" with humans, supporters of the resolution said. The move in a country better known for bull-fighting would follow a string of social reforms which have converted Spain from one...