People

Tuesday 7 February 2012 - Filed under Uncategorized

The individuals who freely associate with others in order to form a corporation aren’t people with constitutional rights, but apparently whales are. The Huffington Post:

A federal judge for the first time in U.S. history heard arguments Monday in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller called the hearing in San Diego after Sea World asked the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that names five orcas as plaintiffs in the case.

PETA claims the captured killer whales are treated like slaves for being forced to live in tanks and perform daily at its parks in San Diego and Orlando, Fla.

“This case is on the next frontier of civil rights,” said PETA’s attorney Jeffrey Kerr, representing the five orcas.

The only thing dumber than conservative Christian moralists are liberal activists.

2012-02-07  »  madlibertarianguy