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The Nonhuman Rights Project appeals to the Michigan Supreme Court to grant chimpanzees constitutional rights and freedom from the DeYoung Family Zoo.
The Nonhuman Rights Project has appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court to grant constitutional protections to chimpanzees at the DeYoung Family Zoo, arguing they deserve habeas corpus rights due to their high intelligence, self-awareness, and near-identical DNA to humans.
The group contends that denying them freedom based solely on species is unjust under Michigan law, despite prior court rulings rejecting such claims.
It seeks to relocate the chimps to a sanctuary with a more natural habitat.
This case is part of a broader effort to secure legal personhood for great apes and elephants, though no such cases have succeeded so far.
El Proyecto de Derechos No Humanos apela a la Corte Suprema de Michigan para que conceda a los chimpancés los derechos constitucionales y la libertad del zoológico familiar DeYoung.