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A photo of Happy lying on her side on a patch of dirt in The Bronx Zoo elephant exhibit yard

Happy the elephant reappears in Bronx Zoo exhibit yard

A photo of three elephants walking together at sunset

The legal fight to #FreeHappy and the importance of dissent

An illustration of one orca nuzzling the face of another, smaller orca in the open ocean

Why We Fight for Nonhuman Rights: Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut’s Story Part 1

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A close-up photo of Tina the elephant standing near fencing in the LA Zoo elephant exhibit

NhRP Executive Director: Our legal case for Billy and Tina will continue with full force

Tina stands in a yard in the Los Angeles Zoo elephant exhibit. The yard consists mostly of packed dirt with some rocks and branches strewn around. She is alone.

NhRP Executive Director on NhRP Lawsuit to Free Billy and Tina from the L.A. Zoo

Tommy the chimpanzee in a cage

The Fahey opinion: Honoring judicial courage

Mountain in New Zealand, canaries in Argentina recognized as rights-holders

A photo of chimpanzee Leo lying on his side and sleeping in a basement lab at Stony Brook University

Reflections on the first habeas order on behalf of a nonhuman animal

A photo of the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah on a sunny day

NhRP argues Utah court must allow H.B. 249 lawsuit to proceed

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