Mission, Goals and Values
The mission of the Nonhuman Rights Project is, through education and litigation, to change the common law status of at least some nonhuman animals from mere “things,” which lack the capacity to possess any legal right, to “persons,” who possess such fundamental rights as bodily integrity and bodily liberty, and those other legal rights to which evolving standards of morality, scientific discovery, and human experience entitle them.
See the complete statement of Mission, Goals, and Code of Values of the Nonhuman Rights Project.
The Team
Steve Wise – is president of the Center for the Expansion of Fundamental Rights, Inc. and director of its Nonhuman Rights Project.
Natalie Prosin – is Executive Director of the Nonhuman Rights Project.
Michael Schocket – leads the Legal Working Group of the project.
Monica Miller – leads the Publications Working Group of the project.
Lori Marino, Ph.D. – is the project’s science adviser.
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