Monkey revives his friend

[Catherine]

It was a Brazilian court that recognized the personhood status of an Orangutan. If Canada tried to tackle an issue like this it would get lost between the different levels of government. Twenty years from now they would almost be ready to rule on whether it is a provincial or federal matter. I don't mean they would be ruling on the case. They would be ruling on what level of the courts would have jurisdiction over the matter.

I can see how the two stories are linked. The behavior of the monkey is so impressive that he should get some human award for bravery. After what he did, I think the monkey should have some rights. Certainly the basic right to life should be part of the package.

This is going to be a subject to watch in the future.