“Person doesn’t mean human,” explains Lori Marino, a biopsychologist at Emory University. “Human is the biological term that describes us as a species. Person, though is about the kind of beings we are: sentient and conscious. That applies to most animals too. They are persons or should be legally.” Read on for more of her insights regarding animals as sentient beings. Now we just need to convince the uneducated and ignorant of this concept as well – a tall challenge to say the least! news.nationalgeographic/news/innovators/2014/05/140528-lori-marino-dolphins-animals-personhood-blackfish-taiji-science-world/?utm_source=NatGeocom&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=inside_20140619&utm_campaign=Content
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:06:05 +0000