Personhood and Rights with Steven Wise, Esq.

Non -human rights. What does this mean? Who does it refer to? What is at stake and at risk? Who and what does this affect? As we learn more about the intricacies of animal rights and welfare, we find layers of minefields and mindsets that come into the spotlight. Many consider pets and other animals as family, but what is Personhood for a non-human animal in the legal sense, in terms of their rights? What about animals in zoos, or those we buy, sell, trade, and use in science, Those we Eat? What about wildlife? Marine life? What, or is it Who, qualifies for ‘personhood’ and rights and how, under the law, and what does this entail? My guest Steven Wise, President of the Non-Human Rights Project navigates us through the history and legal avenues on the path to personhood and Non-Human rights represented by laws, and the enormous paradigm shifts as a result that are happening right now.