Right to Bodily Liberty for Elephants (Passed and signed into law)
Introduced by Council Member Leslie Rule and developed with and supported by the Nonhuman Rights Project, the ordinance defines and…
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Lawsuit Seeks Right to Liberty for Honolulu Zoo ElephantsÂ
~ Supported by elephant experts, the case is the first filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) in Hawaii ~…
Amicus support for the fight to #FreeTheFresnoElephants
Charles Darwin once wrote: âAnimals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal.â Such…
Civil rights group seeks hearing in Californiaâs highest court on behalf of Fresno Chaffee Zoo elephants
Aug. 29, 2023, San Francisco, CAâToday the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) filed a petition for a common law writ of…
Two Fresno Chaffee Zoo elephants are pregnant
This week the Fresno Chaffee Zoo made what they consider an exciting announcement: 28-year-old Nolwazi and her 13-year-old daughter Amahle…
What’s wrong with the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo elephant exhibit
With every lawsuit we file, thereâs obviously pushback, especially from well-established zoos. Many of them enjoy positive reputations in their…
Lawsuit Seeks Legal Right for Colorado Zoo Elephants
A press release announcing the elephant rights lawsuit the Nonhuman Rights Project has filed in Colorado on behalf of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo elephants.
Shining a light for Minnie the elephant
In the small town of Goshen, Connecticut, an elephant stands alone on cement in a dark barn. Rocking from side…
Honoring elephants’ birthright of freedom
Elephants in captivity are telling us loud and clear, with every bob and sway, that they are not thriving in captivity.
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A ban on the keeping, restraint, or possession of elephants
Overview New York City Council bill, Intro 213 would ban the keeping of elephants in captivity in the city. Introduced…
New bill to ban elephant captivity in NYC
From 2018 to 2022, Happyâan elephant held alone in captivity in the Bronx Zooâwas the NhRPâs client in what became…