Animal Rights Irrationality

Seeking Person Status for Chimpanzee

by Wesley J. Smith

Matthew Hiasl Pan is the name given to him. Nice name except for one major detail. Pan is a 26 year old Chimpanzee. And in the radical animal rights activists mind Pan should be seen as, treated as and protected in law as a person.Thankfully the high court in Austria decided that only people get . . . . Continue Reading »

Ideology Distorts Reason: Animal Rights Advocates Oppose Necessary S. African Elephant Cull

by Wesley J. Smith

The South African government has relegalized the culling of elephant herds. Predictably, animal rights activists are calling for a boycott. From the story: Beginning in May, the government will lift a 13-year ban on elephant culls, which are usually carried out by shooting entire herds, including . . . . Continue Reading »