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A judge in New York has ruled that two chimpanzees held in captivity can challenge their detention in court, effectively granting them human rights for the first time.
Chimps Hercules and Leo, who are being held in a laboratory at Stony Brook University, will be covered by a writ of habeas corpus, traditionally used to prevent people from being unlawfully
imprisoned.
"This is a big step forward to getting what we are ultimately seeking: the right to bodily liberty for chimpanzees and other animals," Natalie Prosin, the executive director of the Nonhuman
Rights Project told Science magazine.
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