Re: Hold on! What about the legal rights of Simians??
"Some argue that New Zealand's protections amount to a form of weak legal rights".
Rational human beings with even the vaguest understanding of the law, on the other hand...
Those are prohibitions that apply to humans in contact with the animals, not rights that are conferred on the animals as individuals. What's next, healthcare and free bus passes for Grade II listed buildings? Or maybe housing benefit would be more appropriate...