A Conference Sponsored Jointly by The Kennedy Institute
of Ethics and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
April 28-May 1, 2001
Boston Park Plaza Hotel
The goal of the conference is to evaluate the tension created by the
changing ethical and legal status of the great apes, particularly in the
international arena, and the continued demand for their use to serve
human ends. To achieve this purpose attendees will review recent
information about the evolution, natural history, culture and cognitive
abilities of the apes; the nature of the arguments concerning the basis
of moral and legal standing; the justifications for continued use; and
the status of the national and international initiatives for
conservation and other forms of basic protection. The conference is
intended for primatologists and other scientists, philosophers and other
ethicists, students of the humanities and law, legislators, the animal
protection community, and the interested public.
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