Study finds Dolphins should be classified 'Non-Human Persons'

Seriously, if you think about it...Humans are pretty arrogant to think we can measure other animals as more or less worthy of our morality relative to their ability to convey their intelligence to us... :eusa_eh:
*picks up book on the history of race relations and smiles bemusedly while turning to the chapter on old IQ tests full of pop-culture references*
 
No, not the football team, the animal:


Dolphins have been declared the world’s second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as “non-human persons”.

Studies into dolphin behaviour have highlighted how similar their communications are to those of humans and that they are brighter than chimpanzees. These have been backed up by anatomical research showing that dolphin brains have many key features associated with high intelligence.

The researchers argue that their work shows it is morally unacceptable to keep such intelligent animals in amusement parks or to kill them for food or by accident when fishing. Some 300,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises die in this way each year.



Scientists say dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons' - Times Online

Totally support this..:clap2:

The slaughter of dolphins, whales..and heck..many other denizens of the planet, really should come to an end.
 
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