📅 THIS WED 8/5: We're going live to discuss our case on behalf of Angeline, Savanna, Tasha, Victoria, & Zuri—five elephants held captive by the Pittsburgh Zoo. We'll discuss our appeal, the recent zoo transfers, & how you can help secure their freedom: https://bit.ly/4xgy26b

This #WorldElephantMonth is in honor of Happy, whose groundbreaking legal case changed the conversation about the rights of captive elephants. This month we'll share insights on the science, legal strategies, & stories driving our fight for #elephantrights. 🐘 Join us: https://bit.ly/4xaIKuN

Linh Mai was born in captivity. Every aspect of her life remains under human control. In the wild, elephants grow up in herds, roaming landscapes. They make essential choices about their lives. Linh Mai deserves this freedom. Read her story & take action: https://bit.ly/4bEd5K0

Join the NhRP for a live update on our lawsuit & ongoing fight for Angeline, Savanna, Tasha, Victoria, and Zuri’s (five female African elephants held captive by the Pittsburgh Zoo) right to liberty & release to sanctuary. 📅 Aug. 5th | 1:00 pm ET ➡️ RSVP: https://bit.ly/4pUKlmk

Linh Mai was born in captivity. Every aspect of her life will remain under human control. In the wild, elephants grow up in herds, roaming landscapes. They make essential choices about their lives. Linh Mai deserves this freedom. Read her story & take action: https://bit.ly/4bEd5K0

🐵Happy #WorldChimpanzeeDay! At NhRP we are honored to advocate for the recognition and protection of chimpanzees’ fundamental legal rights. Learn more about case for #chimpanzeerights in Michigan on behalf of the DeYoung chimpanzees here: https://bit.ly/44tCYII

The NhRP filed our opening appeal brief on behalf of Angeline, Savanna, Tasha, Victoria, & Zuri—five elephants held captive by the #PittsburghZoo—asking the court to recognize our clients fundamental right to liberty. Take action to support their freedom:https://bit.ly/4pkvmBQ

Take action to help free the Pittsburgh Zoo elephants to a sanctuary!

Complete this action alert to urge the President & CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium and the Director of the International Conservation Center to release Angeline, Savanna, Tasha, Victoria, and Zur...

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Last week the @nonhumanrights.bsky.social & @theanimalvoters.bsky.social sent a letter to the Bronx Zoo & the Wildlife Conservation Society, urging them to do the right thing & release Patty to an accredited elephant sanctuary. 🔁 Reshare: Join us in calling for Patty’s freedom & immediate release.

🚨 BREAKING: The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court agrees to hear oral arguments in our case on behalf of Mari & Vaigai. This is only the 3rd time in US history that a state high court has agreed to hear arguments on behalf of an animal's right to liberty. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4vbacbo

Last week Happy died at the @BronxZoo after nearly five decades of confinement there. Patty does not have to suffer the same fate. Sign our petition and urge the #BronxZoo & Wildlife Conservation Society to release Patty to a sanctuary: https://bit.ly/4x8zWXd

Happy never got to experience the freedom she deserved, but her case changed the legal landscape forever and helped spark a movement for nonhuman animal rights. Join us as we #RememberHappy on social media this week. Help ensure her legacy lives on: https://bit.ly/49DUCfL

"Happy will always be remembered as the elephant who opened the courtroom doors to consideration of nonhuman animals' legal rights." NhRP Executive Director Christopher Berry on Happy’s profound impact on the legal landscape in @AP 🔗 https://bit.ly/4dKkFEo

Retired Justice Barbara Jaffe published an article on the concept of judicial courage. "...the need to render decisions that might seem ridiculous to some also demands courage informed by the lessons of history." Read it now on #TheFulcrum: https://bit.ly/3RC2uIj

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court is currently deciding whether Mari & Vaigai at the #HonoluluZoo can have their day in court. It would be the 3rd time a state’s highest court hears arguments on behalf of a nonhuman animal's right to liberty. Help make history: https://bit.ly/4uxHIbG

🚨Breaking news: The NhRP & the AALDP took 2 critical steps to protect hundreds of beagles who remain at #RidglanFarms. We filed our opening appeal brief & requested an emergency injunction to prohibit medically unnecessary euthanasia. Learn more about this case update: https://bit.ly/4ueSinA

Bridging the enforcement gap: Inside our appeal for Ridglan’s remaining dogs

Last night we took two steps to protect the hundreds of dogs who remain at Ridglan Farms Last night we…

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How do we truly protect an endangered species? According to Brett Mitchell (Elephant Reintegration Trust) it starts by giving them back their autonomy. #EndangeredSpeciesDay Read Brett’s incredible journey from managing captive elephants to rewilding them: https://bit.ly/3RrDIKR

If we are disturbed by footage of captive elephants performing tricks, we must also question the legal & institutional systems that permit their confinement. Read NhRP Sr. Staff Attorney, Jake Davis', op-ed in the Boulder Daily Camera: https://bit.ly/4uIBy81 #DenverZoo #COnews

🚨 DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT: 48 HOURS ONLY! The legal system treats nonhuman animals as "things." We’re fighting to change that. Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts are MATCHED up to $10,000 until midnight tomorrow! Donate now to double your impact: https://bit.ly/4uBXWzR

A bill to ban elephant captivity #Intro590 was reintroduced in the NYC Council. It requires those holding elephants captive in NYC to relocate them to a sanctuary. #NYC residents ONLY ➡️ Contact your council member & ask them to support this bill: bit.ly/4d2xS9S

A bill to ban elephant captivity #Intro590 was reintroduced in the NYC Council. It would require captive elephants to be relocated to a sanctuary. Non-residents of NYC: while this bill moves forward, help apply pressure on the zoo to #FreeHappy & Patty: bit.ly/430FZiB

Nonhuman animals are not "things"—they are entitled to legal rights. 🏛️ From Wisconsin to Hawaii, the NhRP is in courtrooms demanding justice. This May we’re raising $45,000 to grow & expand our work in 2026. Every donation makes a difference. Donate now: https://bit.ly/4uy6ho7

This May the NhRP honors #EndangeredSpeciesDay by amplifying the urgent need to secure fundamental legal rights for nonhuman animals. We’ll spotlight client stories, revisit historic milestones, offer insights on active cases + what’s ahead! Donate now: https://bit.ly/4uJCt8v

Take action for Mari & Vaigai: As our litigation for the the 2 elephants held captive at the #HonoluluZoo continues, help us turn up the pressure. Submit our #actionalert to email the Zoo Director, urging her release Mari & Vaigai to a sanctuary: https://bit.ly/48QCE9x

Our case for Mari & Vaigai is heading to the Hawai‘i Supreme Court. It was dismissed by a lower court & now we’ve asked the Supreme Court to review this decision & allow case to proceed as it should. Sr. Staff Attorney, Jake Davis, shares the full update: https://bit.ly/49l2en1

Our Case for Elephant Rights in Hawai‘i Continues

Earlier this year, the Nonhuman Rights Project’s habeas corpus petition on behalf of Mari and Vaigai—two, wild-born female Asian elephants…

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⚖️ Calling all rising 2Ls! Interested in #animalrights law? The NhRP is now accepting applications for our Fall 2026 Legal Externship. 📍 Fully Remote 📚 Research, drafting, & litigation support 🎓 For current U.S. JD students Apply today: https://bit.ly/3P3Fj8Y

In the wild Alice would be a matriarch—a guardian of ancient knowledge, leading her herd for hundreds of miles through forests & grasslands. But in 1974 she was stolen from the wild as a calf & shipped to the US where she’s been held captive for 5+ decades. Read her story: https://bit.ly/3QmChwY

Last month our case for #chimpanzeerights in #Michigan drew support from over 30 experts—legal professionals, civil rights leaders, philosophers, & scholars—who submitted amicus briefs calling on the Michigan Supreme Court to hear the case. Take action: https://bit.ly/4cD7p3L

Last month the #TulsaZoo announced our former client Tina has an untreatable infection—the predictable result of a lifetime spent in exploitative environments that cannot meet her complex needs. NhRP Executive Director @chrandberry.bsky.social responds in the LA Times: https://yhoo.it/4tAnhcW

Letters to the Editor: The courts failed to protect elephants Billy and Tina. Now they’re reportedly suffering

'The L.A. Superior Court did not doubt that elephants are “extraordinarily cognitively complex beings” yet refused to apply existing law protecting individuals from wrongful restraint of their liberty...

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On #JaneGoodallDay we honor the remarkable life of Dr. Jane Goodall—a pioneering ethologist, conservationist, & cherished member of the NhRP’s Board of Directors. She taught the world to recognize the intelligence, emotion, & agency of the beings with whom we share this earth.

The NhRP's Executive Director @chrandberry.bsky.social was recently interviewed on the Healthification podcast about our lawsuit on behalf of the 2,000 beagles confined at Ridglan Farms. #Rights4RidglanBeagles🎧 Listen here: https://bit.ly/4sx6R52