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A photo of Happy lying on her side on a patch of dirt in The Bronx Zoo elephant exhibit yard

Happy the elephant reappears in Bronx Zoo exhibit yard

A photo of three elephants walking together at sunset

The legal fight to #FreeHappy and the importance of dissent

An illustration of one orca nuzzling the face of another, smaller orca in the open ocean

Why We Fight for Nonhuman Rights: Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut’s Story Part 1

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A photo of Kimba the elephant standing in a dirt yard as taken through a wire fence from an elevated walkway

NhRP to Colorado Supreme Court: Opinion in elephant rights case is wrong and dangerous

A photo of the Utah State Capitol building on a sunny cloudless day

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.

Colorado Supreme Court: Only humans have the right to liberty

What it’s like to argue in court for animal rights

Elephants Mari and Vaigai stand in a mostly dirt pen in the Honolulu Zoo elephant exhibit

I’ve studied elephants for over 45 years. This is why I support their right to liberty.

LouLou the elephant extends her trunk to reach into a bucket filled with hay that hangs from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo elephant barn.

In the fight for animal rights, what does progress look like?

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