Skip to content
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

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

New York’s Highest Court Schedules Arguments in Elephant Rights Case

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

A Landmark Ruling for Animal Rights in Ecuador

Free elephant holding branch in trunk - Sarah Vallance

The New Yorker Explores Our Legal Fight to #FreeHappy

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

Ecuador Recognizes Nonhuman Animals As Rightsholders

A photo of African elephants gathering at a watering hole. One adult elephant appears to look directly at the camera.

What’s in store for 2022!

An adult elephant gently guides a baby elephant to step into a pool of water as sunlight falls from the trees.

2021 Annual Report

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

Constitutional Court of Ecuador Urged to Recognize Animals As Rightsholders

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

A photo taken in a of a gorilla smiling thoughtfully

NhRP Again Named Top-Rated Nonprofit Thanks To Supporter Reviews

Statement on Colombian Hippos Case

Sign up to receive the latest updates on our mission

Find out about opportunities to get involved, breaking news in our cases and campaigns, and more.