密歇根州最高法院将决定动物园的黑猩猩是否有资格享有法人权利。 Michigan Supreme Court to decide if chimps at zoo deserve legal personhood rights.

密歇根州最高法院被要求考虑,在密歇根州北部动物园关押的两只黑猩猩是否应被承认为法人,根据有关其认知能力和自主性的论点,赋予他们与人类相似的权利。 The Michigan Supreme Court is being asked to consider whether two chimpanzees held at a northern Michigan zoo should be recognized as legal persons, granting them rights similar to humans, based on arguments about their cognitive abilities and autonomy. 本案起源于动物权利倡导者提出诉讼, 要求将黑猩猩释放至避难所。 The case stems from a lawsuit filed by animal rights advocates seeking the chimps’ release to a sanctuary. 法院尚未对是否审理上诉作出裁决。 The court has not yet ruled on whether to hear the appeal.