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April 15, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Reminder: You're invited: NhRP April Seminar Series

NationBuilder Happening today with Director of Govt Relations & Campaigns Courtney Fern Dear John, A friendly reminder to join the Nonhuman Rights Project for a weekly online seminar throughout the month of April. Every Wednesday, NhRP staff will speak on differen…
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April 13, 2020 at 10:01 PM

Calling the next generation of animal rights activists!

NationBuilder We’d love to hear from your kids this Earth Day Dear John, Do you know or are you the parent of a young animal rights activist who feels compassion for nonhuman animals and asks tough questions about how we treat other beings? This Earth Day and beyond,…
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April 10, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Thanks for joining: Recording enclosed and details on next week’s seminar

NationBuilder Listen to our Monica's seminar Dear John, Thank you to those who joined us for our second seminar! If you couldn’t make it or want to share Monica's seminar, you can find the recording on our YouTube channel. Every Wednesday, NhRP staff will speak on dif…
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April 8, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Reminder: You're invited: NhRP April Seminar Series

NationBuilder Happening today with Staff Attorney Monica Miller Dear John, We hope you're staying well and healthy! Don’t forget to join the Nonhuman Rights Project for a weekly online seminar throughout the month of April. Every Wednesday, NhRP staff will speak on di…
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April 3, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Thank you for joining: Recording enclosed and details on next week’s seminar

NationBuilder Listen to our first seminar Dear John, Thank you to those who joined us for the first of our April seminar series. We apologize for the interruptions that occured at the top of the session, but hope you enjoyed it otherwise! We are making adjustments to …
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April 1, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Reminder: NhRP April seminar series

NationBuilder Happening today with NhRP President Steven M. Wise! Dear John, Don’t forget to join the Nonhuman Rights Project for a weekly online seminar throughout the month of April. Every Wednesday, NhRP staff will speak on different areas of our work, including ou…
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March 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM

You’re invited: NhRP April seminar series

NationBuilder Join NhRP President Steven M. Wise online! Dear John, We invite you to join the Nonhuman Rights Project for a weekly online seminar throughout the month of April. Every Wednesday, NhRP staff will speak on different areas of our work including our litigat…
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March 23, 2020 at 4:30 PM

Top-five must-reads from the NhRP Blog

NationBuilder Dear John, A key focus of the NhRP's mission is to raise awareness of the importance of and legal basis for nonhuman rights and provide resources to empower supporters to join the fight. That is why we freely share our research, legal filings and all up…
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March 20, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Survey Reminder: John, we would like to hear from you!

NationBuilder Let us know your thoughts! Survey Reminder: Please tell us your thoughts about the NhRP Dear John, I hope you are all doing well at this uncertain time. I am sending out a reminder to please spare a few minutes to share with us your feedback about the Nh…
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March 17, 2020 at 7:59 PM

A message from the NhRP

NationBuilder Wishing you wellness and calm To all affected by the coronavirus, experiencing anxiety about its impacts, or grieving the loss of loved ones: our hearts are with you, and we wish you wellness and calm at this extraordinarily difficult time. Now more than ever, …
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March 12, 2020 at 2:01 PM

John, we would like to hear from you!

NationBuilder Let us know your thoughts! Tell us your thoughts about the NhRP Dear John, Do you mind sparing a few minutes to share with us your feedback about the NhRP, how we work to achieve our goals, and what we can improve upon? Tell us what you think here. Suppo…
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February 26, 2020 at 11:00 PM

Justice Tuitt’s decision: Your questions answered

NationBuilder Dear John, Over the course of three days between September of 2019 and January of 2020, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Alison Y. Tuitt heard 13 hours of arguments on the question of whether our client Happy---an elephant who has been imprisoned in the Bro…
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February 20, 2020 at 6:55 PM

Why Justice Tuitt’s decision is so powerful and important for Happy

NationBuilder Join Steve for a live Q&A Dear John, We know you have questions about the decision issued yesterday in Happy’s case, and we’ve got answers! Today (Thursday) at 5 p.m. ET, NhRP President Steven M. Wise will do a Facebook Live “Ask Me Anything” sessio…
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February 20, 2020 at 1:03 AM

Breaking news in Happy's elephant rights case

NationBuilder Bronx Supreme Court Justice Breaks Ground for Elephant’s Right to Liberty Breaking News Dear John, Today, Justice Alison Y. Tuitt of the Bronx Supreme Court today issued a decision in the Nonhuman Rights Project’s New York elephant rights case that is po…
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February 19, 2020 at 5:46 PM

How elephants Beulah and Karen died

NationBuilder News from our fight for elephant rights in Connecticut Dear John, With the help of U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), we have finally received confirmation of how our elephant clients Beulah and Karen died. At the same time, a trial court error has…
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February 10, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Do your coworkers care about nonhuman animals?

NationBuilder Dear John, Does your workplace participate in Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives or run philanthropy programs? Do you want your organization to get involved in or learn more about the causes you support? The NhRP works to secure rights for nonh…
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January 30, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Top-five must-reads from the NhRP Blog

NationBuilder Dear John, A key focus of the NhRP's mission is to raise awareness of the importance of and legal basis for nonhuman rights and provide resources to empower supporters to join the fight. That is why we freely share our research, legal filings and all up…
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January 7, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Ways to support rights for nonhuman animals

NationBuilder Dear John, Happy 2020 from the NhRP! Did you know that there are many ways to support the NhRP and our nonhuman animal clients? Here are just a few: Purchase official NhRP merchandise and show your support for nonhuman animals. Share our 2019 Annual Re…
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January 7, 2020 at 1:45 AM

UPDATE: Arguments in New York elephant rights case

NationBuilder Court Case Update Dear John, Today the NhRP argued for a third time in the Bronx Supreme Court in support of our elephant client Happy’s right to liberty and her release from the Bronx Zoo to a sanctuary. Currently, Happy is held alone in an industrial cement …
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December 30, 2019 at 6:31 PM

NhRP Wrap Up: 2019 Annual Report

NationBuilder Dear John, Please see some of the year’s highlights in the fight for nonhuman rights and what we achieved together in 2019 in our first ever Annual Report.  From enlisting the support of elected officials, to making the case for nonhuman rights around…
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December 27, 2019 at 10:01 PM

International Candelight Vigil for Elephants and oral arguments in our elephant rights cases

NationBuilder Dear John, Please join the NhRP and over two dozen animal advocacy organizations and elephant sanctuaries on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 for the International Candlelight Vigil for Elephants. This will be a virtual event where advocates from all over the wor…
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December 23, 2019 at 5:00 PM

There is still hope for Minnie

NationBuilder Dear John, This year, our client Minnie lost two of her elephant companions. Beulah collapsed and died at the Big E fair and Karen died in currently unknown circumstances. For over three decades, the Commerford Zoo imprisoned these three elephants on i…
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December 17, 2019 at 5:00 PM

Think of Happy the elephant this winter

NationBuilder Dear John, The winter is an especially harsh time of year for Happy the elephant. As you read this, the Bronx Zoo is holding her in an industrial cement structure lined with windowless, barred cages while the elephant exhibit is closed until the spring…
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December 10, 2019 at 7:54 PM

Happy Human Rights Day and Animal Rights Day!

NationBuilder “We’re simply saying [to judges] that the world is changing outside of your courtroom, and you may want to change with it.” – NhRP President Steven M. Wise Dear John, Seventy-one years ago today, the United Nations ratified the Universal Declaration of …
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December 4, 2019 at 11:07 PM

Thank you for your generosity

NationBuilder Dear John, Thank you so much for your generosity yesterday! With all your gifts, we had our biggest Giving Tuesday to date. We are truly touched by all the love we received yesterday. It is solely through your generosity that we can do this work, and yo…
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December 4, 2019 at 1:02 AM

⏰ Reminder: Time is running out #GivingTuesday

NationBuilder Dear John, The day is almost over but there is still time to give on Giving Tuesday! Help us build a more just world for all and make a lasting change in the lives of nonhuman animals with your contribution today. DONATE NOW » With your contributi…
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December 3, 2019 at 5:19 PM

🚨CORRECTION: Give to the NhRP this #GivingTuesday 🎁

NationBuilder Dear John, It was just brought to our attention by a few of our supporters that some are experiencing an issue with the Donate Now button in our earlier Giving Tuesday email. If you would like to give a gift today, please click on the button in this ema…
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December 3, 2019 at 2:04 PM

Make your first gift to the NhRP this #GivingTuesday 🎁

NationBuilder Dear John, Make your first gift to the NhRP on this special day of giving, Giving Tuesday, and support us in our mission to change the world for nonhuman animals. DONATE NOW » We at the Nonhuman Rights Project know that real, lasting legal change …
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November 21, 2019 at 2:01 PM

Holiday shopping that supports nonhuman animals 🐘

NationBuilder Dear John, Support nonhuman animals with your holiday season shopping! Your gifts this year can help make nonhuman animal rights a legal reality and ensure that nonhuman animals’ fundamental interests are recognized and protected. Here’s how: Purchase …
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November 14, 2019 at 11:40 PM

Join the NhRP’s Courtney Fern for a discussion of our ongoing work to free Minnie

NationBuilder Dear John, For over three decades, the Commerford Zoo has imprisoned elephants Beulah, Karen, and Minnie on its property in Goshen, Connecticut, and forced them to labor under threat of a bullhook at circuses and fairs across the Northeast. This Friday will ma…
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November 7, 2019 at 2:01 PM

Shop NhRP: New styles, designs, colors! 👕

NationBuilder Dear John, New NhRP merchandise has been added to our online store just in time for your holiday gift shopping! Treat yourself, your friends, and your family while showing your support for the NhRP. Each item sold goes toward securing fundamental rights…
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October 29, 2019 at 4:15 PM

Elephant Beulah had painful infection when she died, USDA confirms

NationBuilder Dear John, We at the Nonhuman Rights Project are appalled to have learned that at the time of Beulah’s death at the Big E fair in September she had a painful infection of the uterus called Pyometra, as confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (US…
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October 22, 2019 at 11:35 PM

Help end for good the imprisonment and exploitation of elephants in circuses

NationBuilder Dear John, Today at a press conference in Hartford hosted by Connecticut State Representative David Michel, NhRP Director of Government Relations and Campaigns Courtney Fern urged lawmakers to join the NhRP, Rep. Michel and Rep. Anne Hughes, and CT re…
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October 22, 2019 at 1:17 AM

Elephants deserve to live freely just as we do.

NationBuilder Dear John, We #RumbleForRights for elephants because they deserve to live freely just as we do. No human interest—such as going to see an elephant at a zoo or making money off of people doing so—can ever justify taking away from them everything that m…
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October 20, 2019 at 3:19 PM

What's happening this week in our fight for elephant rights

NationBuilder Dear John, Good news! The Connecticut Appellate Court has granted the NhRP permission to file a supplemental brief in our second elephant rights case on behalf of Minnie, who is now the sole surviving elephant held captive and exploited in a Goshen-based trave…
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October 4, 2019 at 3:20 PM

A quick action you can take NOW to help #FreeHappy!

NationBuilder Dear John, Breaking news: Today on NPR, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio discussed our campaign to free Happy from the Bronx Zoo to a sanctuary. We applaud the Mayor for recognizing the social needs of elephants and why so many many New Yorkers are urging he…
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October 2, 2019 at 1:00 PM

Action Alert: Help free Minnie to an elephant sanctuary

NationBuilder Dear John, Please join the Nonhuman Rights Project in urging Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont to take action to help free Minnie to one of the two accredited elephant sanctuaries in the United States: The Performing Animal Welfare Society or The Elephant Sanctu…
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October 1, 2019 at 10:17 PM

Nonhuman Rights Project Wins Restraining Order Against Bronx Zoo

NationBuilder Dear John, More good news: Justice Alison Y. Tuitt of the Bronx Supreme Court has granted the Nonhuman Rights Project’s request for a temporary restraining order that prevents the Bronx Zoo from moving our elephant client Happy out of New York State before an …
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September 27, 2019 at 8:55 PM

The latest in the fight to free Minnie the elephant from the Commerford Zoo

NationBuilder Dear John, Today the Nonhuman Rights Project and twelve other organizations sent a letter to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, urging his office to take action to help free Minnie the elephant from the Commerford Zoo to the Performing Animal Welfare Society or …
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September 26, 2019 at 11:26 PM

More good news in the fight for nonhuman animal rights

NationBuilder Dear John, Just a short follow-up to my last email to let you know that litigation modeled on the NhRP’s has finally freed an orangutan named Sandra from an Argentine zoo to a sanctuary. The judge in the case said of her decision: “I wanted to tell society som…
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September 23, 2019 at 11:54 PM

Bronx Court Hears Arguments in Support of Elephant Rights

NationBuilder Dear John, Good news: today the Bronx County Supreme Court heard oral arguments for nearly five hours in our elephant client Happy’s case. A second hearing is scheduled for Oct. 21st to allow for argument on the remaining motions and the core merits of …
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September 22, 2019 at 9:46 PM

What we wish we could tell our elephant clients today on Elephant Appreciation Day

NationBuilder “If only members of our species were more like you. We and thousands of people around the world are so sorry human beings did these things to you and are fighting for a world where, in recognition of elephants’ fundamental rights, they are no longer abl…
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September 21, 2019 at 1:11 AM

🚨 Breaking: Karen has died

NationBuilder Dear John, We have just received confirmation via APHIS and Western Mass News that our elephant client Karen has indeed died, as we suspected. It is abhorrent that the Commerford Zoo denied Beulah and Karen the opportunity to find peace and dignity in a…
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September 20, 2019 at 8:23 PM

🚨 ACTION ALERT: Help free the remaining Commerford elephants 🐘

NationBuilder Dear John, On September 15th, the NhRP's elephant client Beulah collapsed and died at the Big E fair after the Commerford Zoo exploited her for money one final time.  TAKE ACTION NOW and complete this action alert urging State Representative Maria Horn and Sta…
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September 18, 2019 at 11:22 PM

Breaking: Beulah has died at the Big E fair

NationBuilder Dear John, It is with deep sorrow and outrage that we have learned our elephant client Beulah has died after collapsing multiple times at the Big E fair in West Springfield, MA. Because of businesses like the Commerford Zoo and the Big E, she never had …
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September 11, 2019 at 10:57 PM

🚨 ACTION ALERT: Help the Commerford elephants 🐘

NationBuilder Dear John, For the last year, Beulah and Karen, two of our elephant clients held captive by the Commerford Zoo, have not been seen in public. We are greatly concerned about their well-being and fear that one or both of the elephants may have died. TAKE ACTION …
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September 3, 2019 at 9:53 PM

Ways to support rights for nonhuman animals

NationBuilder Dear John, Did you know that there are many ways to support the NhRP and our nonhuman animal clients? Here are just a few: Make a recurring donation, a convenient and easy way to ensure that our mission to free nonhuman animals from imprisonment and ex…
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August 29, 2019 at 8:07 PM

🚨 Where are Beulah and Karen? Help #FreeTheCommerfordElephants 🐘

NationBuilder Dear John, The Nonhuman Rights Project has become deeply concerned about the health and well-being of our clients Beulah, Karen, and Minnie, three elephants imprisoned and exploited by a Connecticut-based traveling circus called the Commerford Zoo. Our …
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August 27, 2019 at 8:56 PM

The latest in the fight for nonhuman animal rights

NationBuilder Hi John! I hope your August has been a good one so far. It’s been an especially busy month for the NhRP: we just held our second rally for our elephant client Happy at the Bronx Zoo, followed by a five-day all-staff retreat where we took a deep dive int…
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August 13, 2019 at 5:42 PM

Welcome to the family!

It's a great time to join the NhRP. Dear John, We're thrilled you've chosen to become part of an international nonhuman rights movement that aims to fundamentally change how our legal systems view and treat nonhuman animals. Years in the making, our long-term litigation c…
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