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Unlocking the Cage is a 2016 American documentary film about the work of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) and lawyer Steven Wise's efforts to grant limited legal personhood rights to chimpanzees, whales, dolphins and elephants.
Dec 9, 2020 · Unlocking the Cage is a 2016 American documentary film by D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus about the work of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) and lawyer Steven Wise's efforts to achieve legal rights for nonhuman animals.
Apr 5, 2016 · Unlocking the Cage follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans....
Apple TV. Rent Unlocking the Cage on Apple TV, or buy it on Apple TV. Unlocking the Cage could have benefited from a broader look at its subject, but it makes its points in an...
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May 25, 2016 · “Unlocking the Cage” focuses on the U.S. legal front and one intrepid animal advocate in particular. From his home in Florida, attorney Steven Wise recalls that he had a standard practice for a young lawyer back in 1979 when someone gave him the book that changed his life, Peter Singer’s “Animal Liberation.”
Unlocking the Cage captures a monumental shift in our culture, as the public and judicial system show increasing receptiveness to Steve’s impassioned arguments. It is an intimate look at a lawsuit that could forever transform our legal system, and one man’s lifelong quest to protect “nonhuman” animals.
Jun 22, 2016 · Between 2013 and 2015, a group of nonprofit attorneys seek nonhuman clients for whom they can advocate in two U.S. territories, in order to establish legal personhood for elephants, cetaceans and nonhuman apes in the U.S. Directors.
