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

Join Us: Rally at the Bronx Zoo to #FreeHappy

Free elephant holding branch in trunk - Sarah Vallance

The New Yorker Explores Our Legal Fight to #FreeHappy

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

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

16 Years Alone: #FreeHappy Day of Action

A side view of Happy the elephant standing near the section of fencing that separates her from Patty the elephant in the Bronx Zoo's elephant exhibit. Credit: Gigi Glendinning

Tweet to Help #FreeHappy to a Sanctuary

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

Update on Minnie: Latest Inspection Report on Commerford Zoo

South African Judge Submits Brief in Support of Elephant Rights Case

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

The NhRP’s #ActiveForAnimalRights Virtual Race

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

Elephants imprisoned in a circus lay down in a cramped corner of a stadium waiting to be loaded with saddles to give rides at a fair

What Elephant Appreciation Day means to the NhRP

The Commerford Zoo compels Minnie the elephant to stand on a stool at a fair.

Update on Minnie and New Actions to Help #FreeMinnie

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