Spain will apparently become the first country to give legal rights to chimpanzees and other great apes, according to The Times of London. The action would make it illegal to conduct research on apes, but would still allow zoos to keep them in captivity.
A committee of the Spanish parliament passed a resolution calling on the country to abide by a declaration developed by the Great Ape Project, which demands that apes be given rights to life, liberty, and freedom from torture. No word yet on whether the parliamentary committee would take similar action for bulls. —Richard Monastersky
