Voyons ce qu'ils demandent :
Citation:
We demand the extension of the community of equals to include all great apes: human beings, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orang-utans.
The community of equals is the moral community within which we accept certain basic moral principles or rights as governing our relations with each other and enforceable at law. Among these principles or rights are the following:
1. The Right to Life
The lives of members of the community of equals are to be protected. Members of the community of equals may not be killed except in very strictly defined circumstances, for example, self-defense.
D'accord, pourquoi pas. Je n'ai jamais apprécié le genre de personne qui chasse les gorilles pour le plaisir, de toute façon.
Citation:
2. The Protection of Individual Liberty
Members of the community of equals are not to be arbitrarily deprived of their liberty; if they should be imprisoned without due legal process, they have the right to immediate release. The detention of those who havenot been convicted of any crime, or of those who are not criminally liable, should be allowed only where it can be shown to be for their own good, or necessary to protect the public from a member of the community who wouldclearly be a danger to others if at liberty. In such cases, members of the community of equals must have the right to appeal, either directly or, if they lack the relevant capacity, through an advocate, to a judicial tribunal.
Donc, plus de singes en cage (sans leur autorisation évidemment !

). À quand le premier procès de singe ?
[quote3. The Prohibition of Torture
The deliberate infliction of severe pain on a member of the community of equals, either wantonly or for an alleged benefit to others, is regarded as torture, and is wrong.[/quote]
Oui, ça paraît évident.
Tout ceci est bien sympathique, mais cela pose des problèmes :
- plus d'expérimentation sur les singes
- plus de singes dans les zoos
- tant qu'il n'a rien fait de mal, un singe est libre de faire ce qu'il veut ?
- notre système judiciaires est déjà suffisamment compliqué et surchargé sans qu'on y ajoute des singes.
- quitte à élargir nos droits aux singes, pourquoi pas aux autres animaux ?
