Churchill: Where is Tommy the Chimp? Churchill: Where is Tommy the Chimp? The group that filed a lawsuit on behalf of a chimpanzee in Mayfield says it can't locate the animal. FacebookTwitterEmail 1of9 Tommy, a chimpanzee in Mayfield, in a photo taken by attorney Stephen Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project. The project is looking for Tommy, after his previous owner says he gave the chimp to a zoo that has no record of him.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 2of9Buy PhotoSteven Wise, founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project, presents his case before the Appellate Division panel on behalf of "Tommy," a chimpanzee Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 8, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Wise believes the ape should be legally declared a person. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union archive)SKIP DICKSTEINShow MoreShow Less