Respecting Our "Non-Human" Brothers and Sisters   Topic closed
to new posts. Izadore- (Izzie)  Always make it- look like the-
dogs did it Purred: Mon Jul 7, '08 7:02am PST  Hello, Everyone.
I'm new to this particular forum, but it seems to fit here. I
tried to post it in "Other Meows and Purrs", but even though I
love my friends over there, they sort of got OT and my post was
kind of lost in the melee. I hope I can get some honest opinions
from you about this article which appeared in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer on Saturday. Thanks!  I read something yesterday
that blew me away. The man was actually speaking about gorillas
in the wild and how they should not be trapped, exploited or
used for meaningless experiments (or ANY experimentation.)
Here's what was reported:  "A resoltuion heading to the Spanish
parliament would grant rights to "our non-human brothers"
Following the agenda of the Great Ape Project, (GAP) the
proposed law would declare that apes may not be killed or
arbitrarily deprived of their liberty