Dear John,

Four new amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs have been submitted in support of the Nonhuman Rights Project’s landmark habeas corpus case demanding the right to bodily liberty of an elephant named Happy [[link removed]] held alone in captivity in the Bronx Zoo.

The first brief [[link removed]] is by a group of six expert habeas corpus practitioners and scholars, including four lawyers who worked on the Central Park Jogger case. [[link removed]]

The second [[link removed]] is by 14 philosophers with expertise in animal ethics, animal political theory, the philosophy of animal cognition and behavior, and the philosophy of biology.

The third [[link removed]] is by five Catholic theologians with expertise in Catholic moral theology, ethics, animal ethics, ecological theology, theology and science, and bioethics.

The fourth [[link removed]] is by a Fordham University professor who investigates the role of communication and media in contemporary social movements and public debates; it focuses on the question of public opinion in relation to Happy’s case.

Learn more, including how you can help and where we are in the case overall, on our blog [[link removed]] . If you’re on social media, you can share this update using our posts on Facebook [[link removed]] , Instagram [[link removed]] , Twitter [[link removed]] , and LinkedIn [[link removed]] .

Thank you for helping us build a more just world for all!

Lauren Choplin
Communications Director, the NhRP

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