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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

Happy the elephant wraps her trunk around the fencing of her enclosure in the Bronx Zoo's elephant exhibit.

The City covers Happy the elephant’s disappearance from view

A photo of NhRP Attorney Liddy Stein speaking at a rally to free Happy from the Bronx Zoo as rally attendees listen and hold signs

Happy Never Had a Choice

An open book lying flat on a table.

Legal Persons Capable of “Rights or Duties,” Not “Rights and Duties”

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