Chimps should have right to attorney, say campaigners 'A chimpanzee can communicate on roughly the same level as a three or four-year-old human, using sign language. Children most certainly have legal status in the courts, even if guardians file actions for them. In the same way, third parties, such as animal rights activists, would be able to represent the chimpanzees in the courts' ( Independent ) See also the Chimpanzee Collaboratory web site, in particular their News and Events page which reprints the longer WSJ article from yesterday, the CEPR web site, including this presentation to the ABA (PDF) by Jane Goodall and Steven Wise from 1996, and the Great Ape Project web site For links... http://www.hullocentral.demon.co.uk/site/anfin.htm
