Animals are someone, not something. Lori Marino wields her knowledge like a cudgel to argue that many species have such sophisticated cognitive capacities that they can only be regarded as persons. Shes used her scientific objectivity to become one of the foremost advocates of animal personhood, and at a time when a tectonic shift is changing how we regard and think about nonhuman species. Dolphins should be free, Marino says. They shouldnt have to entertain us or be used as therapy animals for us or sent on naval missions for us—or any of it. They should be free to live their lives in their own way. Theres one other group that Marino plans to advocate for through Kimmela: students who do not want to do invasive research on animals. Shes not forgotten her nightmares from when she did such studies or the mocking tone of other students or professors who teased her for having feelings for the rats Of course, it will be so much easier for those kinds of students when animals are treated legally as persons.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 08:42:39 +0000
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