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

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

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”

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

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

A group of young elephants gather freely in a grassy field while zebras graze behind them.

What’s Coming Up in the Legal Fight to #FreeHappy

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

NhRP Commends Dissenting Opinion in Colombian Nonhuman Rights Case

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

All the Ways You Can Help #FreeHappy Right Now

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