Lawyers for Lemurs

Kevin Robert Dean qualiall_2 at yahoo.com
Mon May 13 13:18:55 PDT 2002


Fighting for Moe Activists Pursuing Legal Status for Animals One Case at a Time By Amanda Onion <http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/animalrights020413.html> May 13 — Moe's owners think they know what's best for him. So does the city of West Covina, Calif., so does the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and so does the director of a local sanctuary.

The problem is, even though he's 36 years old, Moe the chimp can't speak for himself. That's partly why the custody battle between Moe's owners and the city of West Covina has continued for nearly four years. It's also why a growing cadre of prominent lawyers is lobbying to broaden the way we define all animals and animal rights in the U.S. court system.

"African-Americans and women and handicapped people and homosexuals — they're all able to talk," said Cass Sunstein, a law professor at the University of Chicago who advocates the appointment of legal guardians for animals to protect their welfare. "That made all the difference. If animals could speak, the law would look a lot different." Full Story: <http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/animalrights020413.html>

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