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

2021 Annual Report

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

Constitutional Court of Ecuador Urged to Recognize Animals As Rightsholders

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Lauren Choplin

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

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A photo taken in a of a gorilla smiling thoughtfully
Mickey Suzuki

NhRP Again Named Top-Rated Nonprofit Thanks To Supporter Reviews

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Steven Wise

Statement on Colombian Hippos Case

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A herd of elephants, some with their trunks raised, walk together at sunset
Mickey Suzuki

The NhRP’s #ActiveForAnimalRights Virtual Race

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

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

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

National Geographic Feature on the Fight to #FreeHappy

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

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

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Five people ride on the back of Minnie the elephant at a fair as a Commerford Zoo handler compels her to walk using a bullhook.
Courtney Fern

Commerford Zoo Removes Facebook Page After NhRP Supporters Urge Them to #FreeMinnie

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Free dolphins swim together off the coast of Bermuda. Credit: Atmo Kubesa
Mickey Suzuki

Happy #EarthDay 2021!

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Today a group of philosophers submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of the NhRP's chimpanzee rights cases on behalf of Tommy and Kiko.
Lauren Choplin

Where is Tommy the Chimp?

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