REBECCA BOONE: A bill that would prevent animals, natural resources and artificial intelligence from being granted “personhood status” in Idaho was introduced by the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday. The legislation sponsored by Republican Rep. Tammy Nichols of Middleton seeks to prevent any future efforts to increase environmental protections for animals or inanimate objects … Continue reading THE ‘THING’ ABOUT ANIMALS: U.S. state of Idaho’s legislation would bar non-human animals from ‘personhood’