World first : legal personhood of animals acknowledged
http://www.nonhumanrightsproject.org/2015/04/20/judge-recognizes-two-chimpanzees-as-legal-persons-grants-them-writ-of-habeas-corpus/Judge Recognizes Two Chimpanzees as Legal Persons, Grants them Writ of Habeas CorpusPosted by NhRP on Monday, April 20, 2015 · 3 Comments The Nonhuman Rights Project issued the following…