Do Apes (such as chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans etc.) deserve equal rights along with human beings?

Question

Do they? I mean, they're 98.9% similar to us by DNA. They have cultures and languages. They experience rich emotions like anger, fear, and happiness. So, do Apes, along with humans, deserve to belong to a community of equals? Give me some reasons people :D!

Answer 1

There was a time when the savage negro beast was considered different to us. Considered less, yet we still adopted them into our society. Why not bring another primitive race into our crumbling civilization?