Neurologist scans dogs, opines they are persons

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October: A neuroeconomics professor named Gregory Burns has trained domestic dogs to hold still for brain scans. These found that dog brain activity resembles that of a human child. In a New York Times opinion article, "Dogs are people, too," Burns argued that we should legally categorize dogs as persons, not property.

Comments

[arethinn]

Now, if this fellow could get dolphins to submit to the same... ;)

[zeeth_kyrah]

We've certainly trained them for more difficult tasks.

[ashgaelsonaria.livejournal.com]

My dog is family not property. She is my furry child and shares my bed.