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Happy the elephant reappears in Bronx Zoo exhibit yard
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The legal fight to #FreeHappy and the importance of dissent
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NhRP to Colorado Supreme Court: Opinion in elephant rights case is wrong and dangerous
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Nonhuman Rights Project sues Utah over unconstitutional anti-rights law
![A photo of Jambo the elephant standing in a dirt yard with a fence in the foreground. Her back legs are slightly bent.](https://www.nonhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jambo_061423_GBM23040-768x512.jpg)
Colorado Supreme Court: Only humans have the right to liberty
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What itâs like to argue in court for animal rights
![Elephants Mari and Vaigai stand in a mostly dirt pen in the Honolulu Zoo elephant exhibit](https://www.nonhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mari-and-Vaigai-Honolulu-Zoo-Elephant-Exhibit.png)
I’ve studied elephants for over 45 years. This is why I support their right to liberty.
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