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Author: Lauren Choplin

Elephants Mari and Vaigai stand in a mostly dirt pen in the Honolulu Zoo elephant exhibit
Lauren Choplin

Lawsuit Seeks Right to Liberty for Honolulu Zoo Elephants 

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Elephant and baby
Lauren Choplin

California City Passes Historic Animal Rights Legislation

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Lauren Choplin

Civil rights group seeks hearing in California’s highest court on behalf of Fresno Chaffee Zoo elephants

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A photo of Nolwazi and her daughter Amahle standing in the elephant exhibit at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Lauren Choplin

Two Fresno Chaffee Zoo elephants are pregnant

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A photo of elephants LouLou and Missy standing in the barn at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Lauren Choplin

Lawsuit Seeks Legal Right for Colorado Zoo Elephants

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A photo of orcas swimming in the open ocean near Washingon
H.R.7145/S.3694

SWIMS Act–Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings Act of 2024

United States
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A photo of dolphins swimming freely in sun-inflected water
HB 901

Captive Aquatic Mammals; Display; Exhibition; Prohibition

United States, Hawaii
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H.B. 5123

An act concerning the use of certain animals in traveling animal acts

United States, Connecticut
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Intro 213

A ban on the keeping, restraint, or possession of elephants

United States, New York, New York
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A photo of Mabu the elephant taken by the NhRP upon his arrival at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Lauren Choplin

New petition filed to free Fresno Zoo elephants

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Lauren Choplin

Statement on New York Court of Appeals decision

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A photograph of Happy the elephant standing in the Bronx Zoo elephant exhibit (October 2021)
Lauren Choplin

New York Court of Appeals denies motion for reargument in elephant rights case

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