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2074, the Bronx
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Happy’s story
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Legal Fight to Free Happy the Elephant Continues in New York
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Supportive LA Times Op-Ed and Fresno Court Case Update
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The Struggle to Gain an Elephant’s Right to Bodily Liberty
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The Radical and Unacceptable Opposition to Nonhuman Rights
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Happy Never Had a Choice
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Amicus Support for the Fight to #FreeHappy
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Join Us: Rally at the Bronx Zoo to #FreeHappy
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Help End Happy’s 45 Years of Bronx Zoo Imprisonment
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The New Yorker Explores Our Legal Fight to #FreeHappy
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