Spain could soon become the first country in the world to give chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and other great apes some of the fundamental rights granted to human beings with a law being proposed by members of the ruling Socialist coalition.
The law would eliminate the concept of "ownership" for great apes, instead placing them under the "moral guardianship" of the state, much as is the case for children in care, the severely handicapped and those in comas, said the lawmaker behind the project, Francisco Garrido.
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The archbishop of Pamplona and Tudela, Fernando Sebastian, has said that only a "ridiculous or distorted society" could propose such a law.
"We don't give rights to some people -- such as unborn children, human embryos, and we are going to give them to apes," the archbishop said.
What has happened to spain? What kind of brain-scrambled moonbats are the ruling Spanish socialist coalition members, for Heaven's sake?
Keep in mind that the Spaniards elected a president who looks like Mr. Bean.
It's like a new episode of "Mr. Bean": "Mr. Bean, President of Spain".
Left: the president of Spain, Jose Luis Rodrigues Zapatero. He's the one shaking hands, not the one in the beard and turban looking on approvingly.Right: Mr. Bean.
The left has a lot of explaning to do.
