Dear John,

I hope this email finds you well! Here at the NhRP, we’ve spent the last few weeks finalizing our strategy for a new campaign, poring over court filings (truth be told, we do this almost every day and sometimes well into the night!), planning events for the fall to bring together NhRP supporters, and more.

In the midst of this work, we welcomed the news [[link removed]] that an Argentine court has recognized a cougar named Lola Limon as a rightsholder. The court’s decision cites to prior Argentine cases that recognized the rights of nonhuman animals (such as the well-known case of Sandra the orangutan [[link removed]] , which was modeled on the NhRP’s US litigation) and draws on the Argentine constitution, the Buenos Aires constitution, animal cruelty statutes, and the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights.

Read an English translation of the decision and learn more about what it means for Lola Limon on our blog [[link removed]] , where you can always find the latest NhRP updates and analysis as well as stories from the fight for nonhuman rights.

In other NhRP news:

*
A
group
of
dedicated
New
York
activists
who
were
with
us
in
Albany
for
Happy's
historic
hearing
have
taken
up
the
local
grassroots
campaign
to
#FreeHappy
and
#FreePatty
from
the
Bronx
Zoo
to
a
sanctuary.
On
Sept.
18th,
they’re
holding
a
protest
outside
the
Bronx
Zoo,
with
more
to
come.
You
can
find
details
and
RSVP
here
[[link removed]]
.


*
Thanks
to
reviews
from
our
supporters,
GreatNonprofits
has
included
the
NhRP
on
their
annual
Top-Rated
List
for
the
third
year
in
a
row.
Learn
more
about
their
rating
system
here
[[link removed]]
,
and
read
the
reviews
here
[[link removed]]
.
We
welcome
your
feedback
and
encourage
you
to
submit
your
own
review
if
you
haven’t
already!


*
This
week
we
filed
another
brief
in
our
first
California
nonhuman
rights
case,
which
seeks
to
#FreeTheFresnoElephants
to
a
sanctuary,
and
in
late
August,
Fresno-area
conservative
radio
host
Trevor
Carey
expressed
his
opposition
to
zoos
and
his
support
for
our
campaign
in
a
live
interview
[[link removed]]
with
the
NhRP’s
Courtney
Fern.
Next
week,
we’ll
announce
a
new
way
you
can
help
raise
awareness
of
Nolwazi,
Amahle,
and
Vusmusi’s
impoverished
existence
in
the
Fresno
Chaffee
Zoo
and
the
more
just
life
that
awaits
them.
Read
a
court
case
update
from
NhRP
Staff
Attorney
Jake
Davis
here
[[link removed]]
,
and
learn
more
about
who
our
first
California
clients
are
here
[[link removed]]
.


*
On
Sept.
24th,
Happy’s
New
York
counsel,
NhRP
Staff
Attorney
Elizabeth
Stein,
will
speak
about
Happy’s
case
at
the
Animal
Law
Symposium
on
a
panel
titled
“
Legal
Pathways
to
the
Courts
for
Nonhuman
Animals.
”
The
symposium
will
be
held
in
person
in
Washington,
DC
as
well
as
livestreamed.
You
can
register
for
the
symposium
and
see
the
full
list
of
panels
and
speakers
here
[[link removed]?]
.



Thank you for being part of the fight for nonhuman rights, John. Have a great weekend!

Lauren Choplin
Communications Director, the NhRP

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