Happy Elephant Appreciation Day 2020 | Nonhuman Rights Project

Thank you to the hundreds of people who celebrated Elephant Appreciation Day with us on social media. Below are some highlights!

For the NhRP, appreciating elephants means recognizing and protecting their right to live freely.#ElephantAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/LoUW0JfFaV

— Nonhuman Rights (@NonhumanRights) September 22, 2020

Today is Elephant Appreciation Day, and I am sharing this image of a wild-born, fully free elephant who showed off for…

Posted by Christine Cummings on Tuesday, September 22, 2020

I'm here for #ElephantAppreciationDay 2020 because I think elephants are some of nature's most amazing creatures and they should be allowed to roam free and live the way they were meant to live.#FreeHappy #FreeMinnie pic.twitter.com/D2qUyxPXYQ

— Safyre Angel Tiger (@pugdoglvr) September 22, 2020

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Today is Elephant Appreciation Day. I love all animals but elephants have a particularly special place in my heart. These beautiful, remarkably intelligent beings deserve to be protected. Their habits have been destroyed, they have been subjected to unbelievable torture for the sole purpose of providing entertainment to humans who lack the compassion to understand that these majestic creatures are not here for our entertainment, photo ops or rides. Please do whatever you can to help elephants whether it is donating to a reputable sanctuary, boycotting the zoo and circus or simply speaking up on their behalf whenever the opportunity presents itself. artwork by #kovacsannabrigitta #freeminnie #freehappy #elephantappreciationday #nonhumanrightsproject

A post shared by Joelle (@joelle_grey_james) on Sep 22, 2020 at 12:28pm PDT

@NonhumanRights #ElephantAppreciationDay #FreeHappy #FreeMinnie. Children learn elephants live in family units & roam for miles. Yet parents take them to see elephants existing alone in tiny spaces in zoos or 'performing' tricks in outdated circuses. It doesn't make sense to me. pic.twitter.com/43rmXHxAWm

— Jill van Niekerk (@jillvanniekerk) September 22, 2020

Elephants in the wild form strong bonds and live together in herds. I fight for their right to live freely because family is important to them, just as they are to humans. @NonhumanRights #ElephantAppreciationDay #FreeHappy #FreeMinnie pic.twitter.com/UAMoskZdbI

— Mickey Suzuki (@msuzuki_NhRP) September 22, 2020

Elephants are empathetic, intelligent and social. We will stay true to our mission until they are protected in the beauty industry and beyond. We support the @NonHumanRights to help secure freedom and sanctuary for elephants. #ElephantAppreciationDay #FreeHappy #FreeMinnie pic.twitter.com/M7YnlzcnnV

— Hourglass Cosmetics (@HourglassMakeup) September 22, 2020

Today is National Elephant Appreciation Day and I want to honor the work of the Nonhuman Rights Project for their…

Posted by Courtney Scott on Tuesday, September 22, 2020

For National Elephant Appreciation Day. A great photo I took of this beautiful herd in Amboseli, Kenya back in March. To…

Posted by Terri Ann Bonner on Tuesday, September 22, 2020

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Happy #elephantappreciationday ! ❤️ Led by a matriarch, elephant social groups are based on complex hierarchies, as elephants are very intelligent, emotional, and migratory; they should live freely, with others of their own kind, either in their wild habitat or in true sanctuary. #solidarity #FreeHappy #FreeMinnie . . . #activistart #veganartist #illustrationdrawing #drawingsketch #graphicart #elephants #bancircuses #elephantart #elephantlovers #animalliberation #drawingoftheday @nonhuman.rights.project @elephantvoices @natgeo @pawsark2000 @nationalzoo @rootsandshoots @wwf

A post shared by Amanda E Gross (@themagicaeg) on Sep 22, 2020 at 1:13pm PDT

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Cave art 2. Water based ink on flour and water ‘bread’ dough. Elephant appreciation day. End exploitation of elephants for human entertainment and protect their habitat. #elephantappreciationday #nonhumanrightsproject #freeminnie #freehappy

A post shared by Susan Askew (@susan_askew22) on Sep 22, 2020 at 8:02am PDT

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Elephants are loving, social animals who need and deserve to live free! #ElephantAppreciationDay, #FreeHappy, #FreeMinnie

A post shared by Marsha Domesick (@mardomesick) on Sep 22, 2020 at 7:05am PDT

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