University wants to give animals and plants legal rights in ‘multi-species ...

University wants to give animals and plants the same legal rights as humans in 'multi-species justice' project which critics have slammed as 'utter madness' A university's push for 'multispecies justice' has been slammed by some critics University of Sydney's idea is part of six-themed 'FutureFix' research program Multispecies justice states that legal rights also extends to plants and animals The future-facing research projects aim at creating solutions for global issues

By Mark Brook For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 15:14 GMT, 20 March 2019 | Updated: 15:14 GMT, 20 March 2019

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A university's push for plants and animals to have legal rights under 'multispecies justice' has been slammed by critics as 'utter madness'. 

Researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney revealed the radical idea as part of their six-themed 'FutureFix' research program. 

According to the faculty's website, the future-facing research projects are aimed at creating solutions for issues of global importance.

A university's push for plants and animals to have legal rights under 'multispecies justice' has been slammed by critics as 'utter madness' (stock image)

A university's push for plants and animals to have legal rights under 'multispecies justice' has been slammed by critics as 'utter madness' (stock image) 

Researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney (pictured) revealed the radical idea as part of their six-themed 'FutureFix' research program

Researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney (pictured) revealed the radical idea as part of their six-themed 'FutureFix' research program

The idea of multispecies justice states that legal rights aren't just for humans but rather it extend to plants and animals equally. 

'Justice is typically thought to be the preserve of humans, and advocacy has sought to

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