By that metric every multicellular organism is a person. I think that’s a bit broad by any concept.

“bigot”

“It is just that people seem to be the least intelligent species”

Yeah, changing the definition to match your neo-hippie ideals is not how English works. The argument here is that animals deserve equitable protection to humans under the law, making them legal persons. The issue is that animals are not people, nor do they have the worth deserving of equal legal rights.

KFC Bucket please.