The only reason why they were imprisoned is that someone got the idea that because they openly protested against the fur trade, they could also be responsible for crimes that have been comitted in the name of animal rights. As I said, so far no evidence to support this claim has come up.

I already acknowledged that there are things that distinguish humans from other animals. However, I fail to see how forming societies and having totally awesome stuff like religion makes us superior to animals. You've gotta explain that one to me.