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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.

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

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

Free elephant holding branch in trunk - Sarah Vallance

Preparing for a Historic Hearing in the Fight to #FreeHappy

A close-up photograph of an elephant gazing downward

Zoo Elephants Are Thriving, Claims Association of Zoos & Aquariums President

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.

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

Beulah the elephant lies on her side on the edge of a parking lot the day she died at he Big E fair.

New Commerford Zoo Records Highlight USDA Failures

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

New York Court of Appeals Agrees to Hear Landmark Elephant Rights Case

A Commerford Zoo handler uses a bullhook to compel a costumed Minnie the elephant to stand on her hind legs during a fair.

Honoring Karen’s Memory by Calling for Minnie’s Freedom

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

Calling for Happy’s Freedom After 44 Years of Bronx Zoo Imprisonment

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

Animal Law Professors Support New York Elephant Rights Case

Attorney Owais Awan in conversation with the Nonhuman Rights Project

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