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DeYoung Family Zoo

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POLITICSJul 20 · 18:30 UTCMICHIGAN ADVANCE
Michigan Supreme Court declines to hear habeas corpus case for chimpanzees in Upper Peninsula zoo
The Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear a habeas corpus case for seven chimpanzees at the DeYoung Family Zoo, upholding lower courts' decisions that chimpanzees are not 'persons' under the law. Justice Elizabeth Welch dissented, arguing the law could evolve to recognize animal rights based on scientific understanding.