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

New bill to ban elephant captivity in NYC

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

New York Court of Appeals denies motion for reargument in elephant rights case

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

Legal Fight to Free Happy the Elephant Continues in New York

A photo of three elephants walking together at sunset

The legal fight to #FreeHappy and the importance of dissent

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

Lamenting a loss for Happy as we celebrate supportive dissents

What’s Next in the Legal Fight to #FreeHappy

Happy stands before a gate in the Bronx Zoo elephant exhibit.

The Struggle to Gain an Elephant’s Right to Bodily Liberty

Happy stands before a gate in the Bronx Zoo elephant exhibit.

The Radical and Unacceptable Opposition to Nonhuman Rights

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

Amicus Support for the Fight to #FreeHappy

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