Dear John,

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Week of Action for the NhRP’s clients. Together, you sent tens of thousands of messages to those who have power to help ensure Hercules, Leo, Happy, Tommy, Kiko, and Minnie can live freely and with peace and dignity, as all great apes and elephants should.

As always, we greatly appreciate our supporters’ compassion for our clients and the time you took to participate. We wanted to quickly address three important questions we received:

1. Can’t the NhRP just buy Kiko, Minnie, and Happy?
2. Why is the USDA the target of Minnie’s action alert if it hasn’t done anything to help her so far? Isn’t there something more that can be done?
3. What else can I do to help?

Visit this [[link removed]] link to see our responses, and thank you once again!

In other NhRP news:

*
As
a
member
of
the
NhRP
community,
you
might’ve
noticed
that
most
media
coverage
of
nonhuman
animals
anachronistically
refers
to
them
as
if
they’re
inanimate
objects:
for
example,
an
elephant
“that”
is
held
captive
rather
than
an
elephant
“who”
is
held
captive.
This
difference
is
important
because,
grammatically
speaking,
“that”
refers
to
an
inanimate
object,
while
“who”
refers
to
a
conscious
being.
That’s
why
the
NhRP
has
joined
In
Defense
of
Animals
and
Animals
&
Media
in
calling
for
an
update
to
the
Associated
Press
Stylebook’s
recommendation
on
the
use
of
personal
pronouns
for
nonhuman
animals.
Learn
more
and
read
the
joint
open
letter
here
[[link removed]]
.

*
On
April
15th
at
4
p.m.
ET,
NhRP
Executive
Director
Kevin
Schneider
will
be
a
featured
guest
on
a
free
webinar
hosted
by
The
Whale
Sanctuary
Project
and
The
Kimmela
Center
for
Animal
Advocacy
that
will
address
how
attorneys
must
overcome
bias,
misinformation,
and
ridicule
when
arguing
for
nonhuman
animal
rights.
Register
for
the
webinar
here
[[link removed]]
.
*
A
core
belief
of
the
NhRP
is
that,
if
we
are
to
secure
meaningful,
lasting
legal
change
for
nonhuman
animals
within
a
social
justice
framework,
animal
advocates
must
be
willing
to
question
the
assumptions
that
underlie
animal
advocacy
and
change
course
if
necessary.
This
means
continually
asking:
what
do
people
and
organizations
working
to
vindicate
the
interests
of
nonhuman
animals
see
as
worthwhile
goals,
effective
tactics,
and
meaningful
signs
of
progress,
and
why?
Where
do
we
need
to
be
vigilant
to
ensure
animal
advocacy
isn’t
reinforcing,
and
is
instead
helping
to
eradicate,
bias
and
injustice
in
the
legal
system
and
culture
at
large?
Justin
Marceau—a
Professor
of
Law
at
the
University
of
Denver’s
Sturm
College
of
Law
who
has
submitted
several
amicus
briefs
in
support
of
our
nonhuman
rights
cases—has
taken
on
these
issues
with
welcome
boldness
and
rigor,
most
recently
in
a
new
article
that
critiques
the
Preventing
Animal
Cruelty
and
Torture
(PACT)
Act.
We
think
the
article
will
resonate
with
NhRP
supporters.
You
can
read
it
at
this
[[link removed]]
link.


*
The
NhRP
is
honored
to
be
chosen
as
the
recipient
of
50%
of
the
proceeds
of
the
vegan
Haori
Jacket,
created
by
the
Japanese
brand
Kapok
Knot
in
collaboration
with
Vegan
Fashion
Week—two
brands
dedicated
to
the
harmonious
intersection
between
people,
animals,
and
the
Earth.
Learn
more
on
our
blog
[[link removed]]
.


*
Finally,
click
here
[[link removed]]
to
take
a
look
at
our
new
supporter
portal,
which
allows
you
to
update
your
contact
information
and
keep
track
of
your
recurring
donations.



We’re still waiting to learn whether the Court of Appeals will take Happy’s landmark elephant rights case. We’ll let you know as soon as we find out, which could be any day now.

Thank you and take care, John!

Lauren Choplin
Communications Director, the NhRP

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