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

NhRP Reply to AZA Arguments in Legal Fight to #FreeHappy

Foto de mona chorongo (Lagothrix lagotricha) por Evgenia Kononova (río Taruma, Brazil), Wikimedia

Ecuador Recognizes Nonhuman Animals As Rightsholders

“The most important animal-rights case of the 21st century”

A photo taken from the Bronx Zoo monorail of Happy the elephant wrapping her trunk around the fencing of her enclosure

Why We’re Fighting to #FreeHappy from the Bronx Zoo

South African Judge Submits Brief in Support of Elephant Rights Case

Happy the elephant wraps her trunk around the fence of an enclosure in the Bronx Zoo

New Briefs Submitted in Support of Happy the Elephant’s Right to Liberty

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

The Latest Briefs in New York Elephant Rights Case

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

World-Renowned Philosopher Martha Nussbaum Supports New York Elephant Rights Case

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

National Geographic Feature on the Fight to #FreeHappy

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

What We’re Asking for in Our Fight to #FreeHappy

NhRP attorneys Liddy Stein and Steve Wise confer before a hearing in one of the NhRP's nonhuman rights cases

Zoom Seminar: Brief Filed with New York’s Highest Court in Landmark Elephant Rights Case

Happy the elephant wraps her trunk around the fence of an enclosure in the Bronx Zoo

Brief Filed with New York’s Highest Court in Landmark Elephant Rights Case

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