Orangutan gets personhood status

[Catherine]

This is big news because it sets a legal precedent. Once you give one primate non human personhood status, you have given it to all of them. Even if this ruling is over turned, it is the first step in a long journey for rights for our intelligent cousins.

I can't get this link to work now so I will post some new links.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/1...uling.html

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/land...argentina/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/21...63582.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speak...argentina/
It is a Christmas gift for animals everywhere.