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Supportive LA Times Op-Ed and Fresno Court Case Update

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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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A Special Announcement and Thank You From NhRP President Steven M. Wise

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

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