密歇根州法院对动物黑猩猩是否应当就获得人格权利进行法律听证的问题进行权衡。 A Michigan court weighs whether zoo chimps should have a legal hearing on gaining personhood rights.

密歇根州的一个联邦上诉法院正在审议DeYoung家庭动物园的黑猩猩是否值得举行法律听证会,以评估他们对包括自由在内的公民权利的诉求。 A federal appeals court in Michigan is considering whether chimpanzees at the DeYoung Family Zoo deserve a legal hearing to assess their claim to civil rights, including liberty. " 非人权项目 " 认为,动物被认为具有先见之明和自我决定的行为能力,应被赋予法人地位,并被转移到一个庇护所。 The Nonhuman Rights Project argues the animals, deemed sentient and capable of self-determined behavior, should be granted legal personhood and transferred to a sanctuary. 该团体只寻求下级法院评估证据而不是直接权利的机会。 The group seeks only a chance for a lower court to evaluate evidence, not immediate rights. 法官对将人格延伸到非人类的法律界限提出质疑,动物园对此没有回应。 Judges questioned the legal boundaries of extending personhood to nonhumans, with no response from the zoo. 这项决定可以在美国为动物权利开创先例。 The decision could set a precedent for animal rights in the U.S.