▁of ▁the ▁ap es . ▁Right ▁now ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁have ▁animal ▁protection ▁laws , ▁giving ▁the ▁animals ▁no ▁active ▁legit im ization . ▁So ▁far ▁they ▁have , ▁at ▁best , ▁just ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁objects , ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁owned ▁and ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁de alt ▁with ▁virt ually ▁as ▁the ▁owner ▁lik es ; ▁ab used , ▁explo ited , ▁tor ment ed ▁and ▁killed , ▁if ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁“ r ational ” ▁reason ▁to ▁it : ▁econom ical ▁reasons ▁are ▁always ▁regarded ▁as ▁“ r ational ”. ▁Once ▁the ▁great ▁ap es ▁are ▁adj ud ic ated ▁the ▁fundamental ▁rights , ▁the ▁Great ▁A pe ▁Project ▁dem ands , ▁zo os ▁or ▁circ uses ▁could ▁be ▁forced ▁by ▁law ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁living ▁conditions ▁they ▁are ▁kept ▁in ▁to ▁an ▁acceptable ▁level ; ▁they ▁also ▁could ▁be ▁su ed ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁animals ▁in ▁case ▁a ▁better ▁place ▁for ▁them ▁is ▁found . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁initi ative ▁was ▁turned ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁parliament , ▁but ▁is ▁still ▁purs ued . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Great ▁a pe ▁person hood ▁ ▁Great ▁a pe ▁language ▁ ▁Non - human ▁prim ate ▁experiments ▁ ▁Great ▁A pe ▁Trust ▁ ▁Great ▁A pes ▁Sur v ival ▁Part ners hip ▁ ▁Kin sh asa ▁Dec laration ▁on ▁Great ▁A pes ▁ ▁Great ▁a pe ▁research ▁ban ▁ ▁Pr imate ▁trade : ▁ ▁International ▁prim ate ▁trade ▁ ▁N af ov anny ▁ ▁General : ▁ ▁Animal ▁rights ▁Animal ▁rights ▁by