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In Memoriam Steven Wise
Steven Wise, the head of the Nonhuman Rights Project, has died at 73. I’ve spent a lot of time on this blog explaining why his legal theories of animal personhood are ridiculous. Because Wise was a man of ideas and a protagonist in his quixotic fight, I think the way to be most respectful of……
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Chimpanzee Habeas!
The Nonhuman Right Project, fresh off another loss in its elephant habeas quest, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in Michigan, supposedly on behalf of chimpanzees held at the DeYoung Family Zoo. The legal issues are in my view the same whether the non-human animal in question is an elephant or a……
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Elephant Habeas: The NhRP’s Colorado Case Is Dismissed
A Colorado judge has dismissed a habeas corpus petition brought by the Nonhuman Rights Project supposedly on behalf of elephants at the Cheyenne Zoo. The decision is a good one. The judge basically agrees with all the things that the NhRP has to say about elephants. They are really smart, they have complex social lives,……
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Elephant Habeas: Next Stop, Colorado
The Nonhuman Rights Project has taken its traveling show to Colorado, where it has filed a habeas corpus petition, supposedly on behalf of elephants kept by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society. The petition is highly similar to the earlier petitions, so I won’t review it in any detail. What a great country! Instead of advocating……
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Elephant Habeas: California Appeals Court Denies NhRP’s Petition
I’ve gotten behind in my coverage of the elephant habeas petitions brought by Steven Wise and his Nonhuman Rights Project. My last update involved an unusual attempt by the NhRP to file a habeas corpus petition directly in an appellate court. Now, I don’t know anything about California habeas corpus law, but I do know……