"Like humans, dolphins appear to be self-conscious, unique individuals with distinctive personalities, memories and a sense of self, who are vulnerable to a wide range of physical and emotional pain and harm, and who have the power to reflect upon and choose their actions."
To truly be at the "top" of the animalkingdom; then surely it is incumbent upon us to recognize non-human persons.
By Meridel
Human-Non
Someone that screwed something up so much that they can no longer be human.