Personhood is a fascinating concept. One despairs though when you think that human persons are displaced and killed. Despite extensive legal protections globally, genocide is still happening.
Personhood for some animals and bodies of water has the potential to be a huge game-changer. There's a group in Washington State that pushed for personhood for orcas, but they also seem to have stalled. I've been wondering what happened in Tonga and this is the first thing I've seen about the status of the law in ages. Thank you for looking into this.
It seems that it is those people who still live close to nature that understand and respect the rights of animals, whereas those furthest from it undrerstand it the least and abuse it the most.
Personhood is a fascinating concept. One despairs though when you think that human persons are displaced and killed. Despite extensive legal protections globally, genocide is still happening.
Seems it should be us who apply for whalehood. Why diminish whales to mere personhood.
Personhood for some animals and bodies of water has the potential to be a huge game-changer. There's a group in Washington State that pushed for personhood for orcas, but they also seem to have stalled. I've been wondering what happened in Tonga and this is the first thing I've seen about the status of the law in ages. Thank you for looking into this.
It seems that it is those people who still live close to nature that understand and respect the rights of animals, whereas those furthest from it undrerstand it the least and abuse it the most.