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Is she some thing or some one? The state of Wisconsin says some thing. On Monday, my co-defendants and lawyers stood in front of a judge and argued some one.

And the judge said this.

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[Speaker 2]
And they all still depend upon my being satisfied that an animal, whether it's a dog or a rat, is a person or an other.

[Speaker 1]
So in March, I was one of the many people who walked into Ridgeland Farms, a breeder of dogs for animal testing, and carried out 22 beagles to safety. And now I and the others are facing up to 12 and a half years in prison. But in Wisconsin, if a dog is dying in a hot car, you can smash the window to save her.

So our whole question comes down to, is a dog an object or an other? Legally, it's called defense of others. If a child is in danger behind a locked door, you're allowed to break it down to save them.

[Speaker 3]
The state's answer to us is that referring to them as animals is very telling because they are animals, not people.

[Speaker 1]
No American court has ever ruled that animals count as an other. But that hot car law only protects you from being sued, not from being charged. So Wayne asked the judge.

[Speaker 2]
Why would the statute say that civil liability does not exist if people could still be criminally prosecuted? Attorney Shum made a point that I have not thought through. And there was the second defense, faith.

The religious obligation that I think Mr. Biswani and I both have to give aid to animals who are suffering. The movement supplied a great amount of evidence regarding the religious precepts involved.

[Speaker 1]
For me, others didn't start in a courtroom. It started with the golden rule, the foundation of every ethical and spiritual system on earth. Jesus said, do unto others what you would have them do unto you.