Federal Judge Allows NhRP to Appear as ‘Friend of the Court’ in PETA v. SeaWorld
Over the objections of both PETA and SeaWorld, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey T. Miller granted a request by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) to appear as an amicus curiae, or “Friend of the Court,” in the case PETA filed on behalf of five orcas against SeaWorld. More…
About the Project
For a long time, a thick legal wall has separated all humans from all nonhumans. More…
Are You a Legal Person?
The common law transformation of a nonhuman animal from “legal thing” to “legal person” is a primary objective of the Nonhuman Rights Project.. More …
| ON THE BLOG Gorilla in Court on ‘Harry’s Law’ I didn’t know the idea of legal personhood for a nonhuman animal had achieved that sort of prominence. Now I do. More … GETTING IT STRAIGHT |
IN THE NEWS How Chimpanzees Warn Their Friends Knowing what someone else doesn’t know, and acting on it, is one of the hallmarks of extra brain power. New video shows chimps in action, and helps make the case that they qualify as “persons” in legal terms. More … ABOUT THE PROJECT |
