Nonbiblical signs, story 2: should a chimp be a legal person?

• Should chimpanzees be treated as legal persons with habeas corpus rights?

Story two: a New York appeals court is being asked whether chimps Tommy and Kiko are legal persons with habeas corpus rights, argued by attorney Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project after an Argentinian judge ruled chimps have such rights. Discussion spirals into a tangent about renting a monkey for a party for $48, monkey-vs-ape distinctions, and buying monkeyparty.com. The panel's verdict is 'more time' — not an apocalypse sign yet, unless personhood goes worldwide.