Our work shines a light on the suffering caused by animals’ rightlessness and their need for freedom and dignity. Thanks to a new graphic novel about the NhRP’s elephant client Happy and our fight for legal rights for animals, that light is now bigger and brighter.
Thing: Inside the Struggle for Animal Personhood tells Happy’s life story and makes clear–through moving imagery, a sweeping narrative, and thoughtful explorations of law, philosophy, history, science, and more–all that Happy has lost through her decades of captivity in the Bronx Zoo and how her court case has forever changed the legal landscape for nonhuman beings.
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Illustrated and written by comic artists Sam Machado and Cynthia Sousa Machado with the NhRP’s founder and president Steven M. Wise, it is the first graphic nonfiction book about animal rights. Publishers Weekly has called it “thought-provoking and inspiringly hopeful.” We agree, and we’re so excited to be sharing his news with you today ahead of the book’s official publication tomorrow.
NhRP supporters can order the book directly from Island Press at a 20% discount–just use the code THING at check-out. We look forward to hearing what you think after you have your copy!
Thank you for supporting elephants' right to live freely,
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