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June 26, 2008

"Damned Dirty Ape" Is Now

Punishable as "hate speech"

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's parliament voiced its support on Wednesday for the rights of great apes to life and freedom in what will apparently be the first time any national legislature has called for such rights for non-humans.

Parliament's environmental committee approved resolutions urging Spain to comply with the Great Apes Project, devised by scientists and philosophers who say our closest genetic relatives deserve rights hitherto limited to humans.

"This is a historic day in the struggle for animal rights and in defense of our evolutionary comrades, which will doubtless go down in the history of humanity," said Pedro Pozas, Spanish director of the Great Apes Project, "Plus, I've got my eye on this fine orang-utan for awhile now; she is fumando, amigo."

"This is a wonderful day ooh-ooh-ooh," said Simian Prehensile, as he sat in Madrid's famed Plaza de la Banana enjoying a government-subsidized grooming, "It's time for us to come out of the trees and take our rightful place as complete dependents in society."

California was expected to quickly recognize "evolutionary comrade" unions.

Posted by Mr. Bingley at June 26, 2008 07:38 AM

Comments

Interesting. That organization was founded by Peter Singer, who apparently believes that apes have more rights than retarded children.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at June 26, 2008 08:30 AM

He also seems to be a proponent of "zoophilia", so I'm sure he's got some cuties on his "evolutionary comrade" list as well.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 26, 2008 08:36 AM

Well, the Spanish could always elect a chimp as their prime minister. That would be an improvement over Zapatero.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at June 26, 2008 09:36 AM

Well, Grape Ape was a wonderful Hanna-Barbera cartoon, so- What? The name is Great Apes? Oh. Never mind!

Posted by: Kate P at June 26, 2008 10:04 AM

Please tell me that "zoophilia" doesn't mean what I suspect it means....ew.

Posted by: ricki at June 26, 2008 06:43 PM

Peter Singer is involved, ricki.....that automatically generates an "ew" from rational people.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at June 26, 2008 07:06 PM

http://recipespedia.info/recipe-binders-mounted.html

Posted by: Luk at August 15, 2008 04:22 AM