The NhRP · [email protected]

November 1, 2023 at 8:26 PM

Horrific

Our new elephant clients are suffering at the Honolulu Zoo, and they need your help A used car battery.  This is what our new clients Mari and Vaigai–two elephants imprisoned in the Honolulu Zoo–were found playing with in 2016 after they dug it up from the dirt and patchy grass that comprises their …

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  Free To Be Elephants · [email protected]

October 30, 2023 at 8:10 PM

Starting a movement

John, will you be a Freedom Founder? Hi John,  On Thursday, we launched Free To Be Elephants, a first-of-its-kind education and grassroots campaign that will expose the truth about elephant imprisonment in US zoos, foster compassion for elephants in captivity, and help lead all elephants into a futu…

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  Courtney via The NhRP · [email protected]

October 26, 2023 at 4:30 PM

John: Be one of the first to see our new, groundbreaking tool for elephant freedom

Putting the Free to Be Elephants site into the world—which will tell the stories of over 200 captive elephants—has been one of the NhRP’s long-term goals. When visitors flock to the typical elephant exhibit in a zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums—the organization that sets th…

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  Amanda via the NhRP · [email protected]

October 23, 2023 at 7:16 PM

Every day is the same

What life is like for our elephant clients Hi John,  Do you have a daily routine? I know that my daily routines help me keep my head on my shoulders, even when times are tough. Small rituals like brewing my morning coffee and playing The New York Times’ daily word games give me a moment of solace an…

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  Spencer Lo via the NhRP · [email protected]

October 16, 2023 at 6:05 PM

Update on our Colorado case

The Nonhuman Rights Project’s Colorado litigation on behalf of Jambo, Kimba, LouLou, Lucky, and Missy, five female African elephants confined at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, is proceeding apace. In our last update on this case, my colleague, Jake Davis, mentioned that the day after we filed our habe…

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  Peggy Cusack, the NhRP · [email protected]

October 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM

An important message from our Executive Director

Dear friends of the Nonhuman Rights Project,   From Happy's historic hearing to the first animal rights law in the country, the NhRP has accomplished so much this past year and a half–even more than our founder and president Steven M. Wise ever thought possible when, nearly 40 years ago, he decided…

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  Courtney, the NhRP · [email protected]

October 4, 2023 at 5:00 PM

🚨 Action alert: End elephant captivity in NYC!

John, we have the chance to #FreeHappy and #FreePatty This week marks 50 years since Patty first arrived at the Bronx Zoo. For decades, Patty and her fellow captive elephant, Happy, have been deprived of their freedom in a small exhibit. Both are confined alone. This is undeniably wrong—but, now, e…

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  Courtney Fern · [email protected]

September 27, 2023 at 3:46 PM

Breaking: Elephants have the right to liberty in Ojai, CA!

Dear John,  Last night, a California city made legal history for nonhuman animals.  As the NhRP’s Director of Government Relations, I was thrilled and proud to be in attendance in Ojai, California, as the Ojai City Council became the first legislative body in the country to pass legislation that de…

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

September 22, 2023 at 5:31 PM

Happy Elephant Appreciation Day! 🐘

Hi John,  It’s Elephant Appreciation Day!   As we work to secure fundamental rights for elephants at the NhRP, we rely on decades worth of research showing just how incredible elephants are and how important they are to their ecosystems. Here is just a small selection of what we know about elephant…

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

September 19, 2023 at 7:14 PM

Meet a new member of our team!

“I like to think that nonhuman rights are part of this big patchwork future that all of these different movements—social justice, climate justice, animal protection—are weaving together. It’s a future where living beings, both human and nonhuman, can live with dignity and feel a sense of respect …

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

September 14, 2023 at 9:47 PM

Support from Peter Singer, civil rights advocates, and more

Dear John, When we first filed suit against the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, seven of the world’s most renowned elephant scientists, with over two hundred years of cumulative experience, submitted sworn statements in support of our elephants clients’ right to liberty. Now, as we seek a hearing in California…

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  Lauren via the NhRP · [email protected]

September 8, 2023 at 3:55 PM

What a world with nonhuman rights can look like

A question we often receive   Deep in a lush rainforest, with the morning sun falling on her curious face and creating a faint glow around her abundant, coppery hair, a young orangutan follows her mother through the treetops. Slowly, this self-aware, intelligent being is testing her strength and fi…

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  Jake via the NhRP · [email protected]

August 31, 2023 at 4:42 PM

Important court case update and way to help

In 2022, the New York Court of Appeals became the first US state high court to consider arguments calling for a nonhuman animal’s right to liberty. Will the California Supreme Court become the second?  Dear John, This week the NhRP legal team filed a habeas corpus petition in the California Supreme…

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

August 21, 2023 at 7:40 PM

Remembering Lolita

The tragic story of her life and death in captivity We write with the heartbreaking news that Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut, also known as Lolita and Tokitae, has died in captivity in the Miami Seaquarium. In March of 2023, after activists spent years fighting for her freedom, the Miami Seaquarium announced …

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  Lauren via the NhRP · [email protected]

August 17, 2023 at 12:26 AM

Action alert: Speak out against captive breeding at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo

Nolwazi, Amahle, and Mabu need your helpSpeak out for elephants Nolwazi, Amahle, and MabuThis week the Fresno Chaffee Zoo made what they consider an exciting announcement: 28-year-old Nolwazi and her 13-year-old daughter Amahle are pregnant. The father is Mabu, a 33-year-old elephant the zoo brought…

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

August 14, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Every day is World Elephant Day 🐘

And it's all thanks to you! Hi John,To celebrate World Elephant Day, we shared never-before-told stories from the fight for elephant rights and previewed our new campaign to help elephants suffering in captivity across the US—and we were blown away by your response.  The NhRP community showed up wit…

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

August 12, 2023 at 10:32 PM

Update: World Elephant Day is almost over!

Can you rush a donation?   Hi John!  We just wanted to make sure you didn't miss this: the deadline to meet our World Elephant Day fundraising goal is midnight tonight. Every contribution counts—can you chip in to meet our goal before the end of the day?  RUSH A DONATION →  Together, we can build a…

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

August 12, 2023 at 2:30 PM

It's World Elephant Day 🐘

And we have a special announcement for you  Every captive elephant has a story. For almost every elephant held captive in US zoos, their story remains untold. We’re going to change that–and we’re going to end elephant captivity in US zoos.  Today, World Elephant Day, we’re excited to give you a prev…

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  Elizabeth Stein via the NhRP · [email protected]

August 11, 2023 at 5:12 PM

The path to elephant freedom

From inside the legal fight Hi John,  All week, we’ve been sharing the wealth of scientific research that shows how cognitively and emotionally complex elephants are. So, maybe this additional fact will come as no surprise to you: elephants are one of the first species we know of who can understand …

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  Courtney via the NhRP · [email protected]

August 10, 2023 at 4:50 PM

John, here’s what we’re up against...

Hi John,  Elephants have captured our human imaginations for centuries, and it’s no wonder why. Not only are they majestic in stature—they’re also intellectually and emotionally complex beings who have fascinating ways of communicating and forming relationships.  But, along the way, fascination wit…

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

August 8, 2023 at 11:43 PM

Update re: Happy's story

Hi John,Wow! We didn’t know what to expect when we kicked off our very first World Elephant Week at the NhRP, but you’ve inspired us with your outpouring of support for elephants. We’re following up to share some INCREDIBLE news: First, the NhRP community absolutely smashed our $5,000 match goal ahe…

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

August 8, 2023 at 6:15 PM

Happy's story

They call me Happy.   Before I had this name, I lived with my family, deep in a lush forest. One day, when I was still a baby, I saw most of my family killed in front of me, and my young cousins and I were rounded up and taken to a place that was nothing like where we were born. One of my cousins d…

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  Dr. Bob Jacobs via the NhRP · [email protected]

August 7, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Money talks. Elephants suffer.

The science behind the fight Hi John, in honor of World Elephant Week, we're sharing more stories from the frontlines of the fight for elephants' freedom. Today, Dr. Bob Jacobs answers the question: "Why elephants?" Why do we fight for elephants?  My name is Bob Jacobs. I am a neuroscientist who ha…

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  Lauren via the NhRP · [email protected]

August 6, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Exciting Update – Give Now and Double Your Impact!

The time is now to support elephant freedom John,  This week, we’re sharing the stories of our elephant clients and shining a light on the exploitation and injustice they endure. But, we’re only able to build awareness through actions like World Elephant Week because of supporters just like you.  An…

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  Lauren via the NhRP · [email protected]

August 6, 2023 at 3:30 PM

John, help us right these wrongs.

We need fundamental change Right now, over 20,000 elephants around the world are living lives that are simply wrong.  Wrong for their bodies. Wrong for their minds. Wrong no matter how you look at it. That’s what the NhRP’s fight for elephants’ right to liberty is all about.  For the next six days, …

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

July 12, 2023 at 5:55 PM

Two years

That's how long Jambo had her freedom.                                                                                                         John, Two years–that’s how long our elephant client Jambo had with her mother and herd. Two years of staying physically close to her mother for warmth and pr…

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  Jake via the NhRP · [email protected]

July 7, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Update on Colorado elephant rights case

 Dear John, Last week, the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a habeas corpus petition in a Colorado court, demanding the right to liberty and release to sanctuary of five elephants confined in the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The following day, Judge Eric Bentley issued an order that requires the Cheyenne Mou…

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  Elizabeth via the NhRP · [email protected]

June 29, 2023 at 8:02 PM

Our new clients in Colorado

Jambo, Kimba, LouLou, Lucky, and Missy are five female elephants who were born in the wild in Africa, taken from their herds when they were only babies, and imported to the US in the 1970s and 1980s to be held captive in circuses and zoos. Now imprisoned in the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado, t…

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  Lauren via the Nonhuman Rights Project · [email protected]

June 26, 2023 at 7:04 PM

Our new website is here!

Your new nonhuman rights hub For the last six months, we’ve been working on a brand-new NhRP website to give you everything you need to know about our cases and campaigns, the progress we’ve made, and all the ways you can help advance the NhRP’s unique mission to gain legal rights for nonhuman anim…

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  Courtney via the NhRP · [email protected]

June 20, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Shining a light to #FreeMinnie

In the small town of Goshen, Connecticut, an elephant stands alone on cement in a dark barn. Rocking from side to side to comfort herself, she sometimes stops to extend her trunk out from behind the thick iron bars that keep her confined to one corner of this already tiny, barren space.  If she wa…

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  Lauren via the NhRP · [email protected]

June 5, 2023 at 7:58 PM

Our apologies!

Hi John! Earlier today we sent you an email about the publication of a new graphic novel about Happy the elephant’s case and the fight for nonhuman rights. We’re aware there’s currently an issue with ordering the book through the Island Press website. We wanted to let you know we have informed Isl…

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

June 5, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Exciting news!

A new book about Happy 🐘 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:…

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  Lauren via the NhRP · [email protected]

June 1, 2023 at 3:16 PM

Our latest seminar

Dear John,  Last week we hosted a special Zoom conversation about three NhRP anniversaries in May that are lighting the way to a more just future for members of other species. The video is now available to watch and share! SHARE As NhRP Litigation Director Elizabeth Stein said during the Zoom, we…

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  Lauren via the NhRP · [email protected]

May 18, 2023 at 7:11 PM

You're invited

Hi John! As you might know, May is an important month in the history of the Nonhuman Rights Project and the animal rights movement.   One year ago today, in a hearing for Happy the elephant covered by media around the world, New York’s highest court heard arguments in support of animal rights for …

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  Kiersten Cluster · [email protected]

May 16, 2023 at 7:51 PM

Honoring elephants' birthright of freedom

Guest post by #FreeBilly advocate "I do not belong here" I remember being a very young child and getting separated from my family at a zoo. I don’t remember how old I was or which zoo we visited that day. What I do remember is standing in front of an enclosure face to face with an enormous, magnific…

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  The NhRP · [email protected]

May 10, 2023 at 7:04 PM

2022 Annual Report

With thanks to you, John What we accomplished together in 2022 Our latest Annual Report is now available! Please click here to read about all we achieved with your support in 2022 and our plans for 2023.   DONATE $5 DONATE $10 DONATE $25 DONATE $50 DONATE $100 DONATE OTHER It’s because o…

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  The Nonhuman Rights Project · [email protected]

April 25, 2023 at 7:52 PM

Our opposition

Dear John,  Can you imagine trying to pass a bill that protects an instrument used to inflict pain instead of the living beings the instrument is used on? This might sound absurd, but it’s exactly what happened in Oklahoma recently with legislation that would have exempted bullhooks from being cons…

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  Courtney via the Nonhuman Rights Project · [email protected]

April 21, 2023 at 7:47 PM

Patty the elephant's story

Please share Three years old. $6,000. ⁣⁣ That’s the age Patty (pictured above) was when she was torn from her herd in India along with other calves, and that’s the amount the Bronx Zoo paid for her in 1973. It’s half a century later, and Patty remains in captivity in the “Wild Asia Monorail” elephan…

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  Courtney via the Nonhuman Rights Project · [email protected]

March 16, 2023 at 3:52 PM

Happy news

Dear John,  From 2018 to 2022, Happy–an elephant held alone in captivity in the Bronx Zoo–was the NhRP’s client in what became the first animal rights case to reach a US state high court. Like all captive elephants, Happy’s life has been marked by one loss after another, beginning with the loss of …

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  Courtney via the Nonhuman Rights Project · [email protected]

March 7, 2023 at 11:09 PM

An update on Minnie the elephant

Dear John,   It’s been a long time since we shared an update on Minnie the elephant, who tragically continues to languish in captivity on the property of a Connecticut-based traveling circus called the Commerford Zoo. And we know many of our supporters care deeply about her well-being, even more so…

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  Lauren via the Nonhuman Rights Project · [email protected]

February 17, 2023 at 9:20 PM

A new op-ed and way to help

"Far from promoting species survival, zoos destroy the lives of individual elephants." Check out today’s San Diego Union-Tribune for our op-ed calling for an end to zoo elephant exhibits. No matter how many millions of dollars these exhibits cost, they cause tremendous mental and physical sufferin…

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  Jake via the Nonhuman Rights Project · [email protected]

February 16, 2023 at 8:09 PM

Our new elephant client

Court case update We’ve taken on a new client in our litigation to #FreeTheFresnoElephants: his name is Mabu, and he’s one of the most exploited elephants in the US zoo system.    Mabu was part of a group of elephants captured in 2003 from eSwatini (then Swaziland) and imported to the US despite glo…

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  Courtney via the Nonhuman Rights Project · [email protected]

February 8, 2023 at 10:49 PM

Thank you!

Following up on our recent call to action “Free Happy and Patty. End their torture.” – Comment on a recent Instagram post by the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the Bronx Zoo  Thanks to our amazing supporters, hundreds of thoughtful, impassioned comments were posted on the Bronx Zoo an…

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  Courtney via the Nonhuman Rights Project · [email protected]

February 1, 2023 at 9:01 PM

Share your views

17 years alone Seventeen years. As of this year, that’s how long the Bronx Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society have forced an elephant they call Happy to live alone in their tiny exhibit following the deaths of Happy’s companions–her fellow prisoners–Grumpy and Sammie.  Despite all evidence, t…

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  Lauren via the Nonhuman Rights Project · [email protected]

January 24, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Some news!

The world we'll leave to our children and grandchildren We’re delighted to announce that Elizabeth (“Liddy”) Stein—Happy’s New York counsel and a lawyer who’s been with us since the very early days—is taking on a new role at the NhRP! Liddy (pictured above speaking alongside NhRP attorney Monica M…

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  Mickey (the NhRP) · [email protected]

January 5, 2023 at 11:34 PM

Match extended!

NationBuilder Dear John, Good news! Our donation match has been extended through this weekend, which means that, for every $1 donated to the NhRP during this time, we receive $2! Please help us restore the dignity of imprisoned and exploited nonhuman animals and continue to…

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  Mickey (the NhRP) · [email protected]

December 31, 2022 at 6:28 PM

Your final chance to double your donation in 2022

NationBuilder Dear John, You still have a few more hours to make one final 2022 donation to the Nonhuman Rights Project! A reminder that our $125,000 match challenge campaign is still running and your donation will be doubled when you give through the end of the day.…

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  The Nonhuman Rights Project · [email protected]

December 29, 2022 at 6:59 PM

A video message from Steve

NationBuilder “Often, supporters will thank us for fighting for our clients. We tell them it’s a privilege and an honor. With so many important, urgent, and interrelated causes for justice, it’s also a privilege and honor to have you on our side.”  Visit our YouTube …

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  Mickey (the NhRP) · [email protected]

December 27, 2022 at 6:32 PM

🚨 Match Announcement: Donate in 2022 and double your donation! 🚨

NationBuilder Special Match Announcement  Give a year-end gift and double your donation! Longtime NhRP supporters Carisa Janes and Jay Levitt have generously offered to match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $125,000, so your donation will be doubled when you give through …

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  Courtney (the NhRP) · [email protected]

December 22, 2022 at 3:30 PM

The key that will unlock the cages 🗝

NationBuilder Dear John, For some people, it’s understandably their worst nightmare.  You find yourself confined in a strange, empty space, everyone and everything you know gone. No way out, your existence shrunken down to a point. You know that if you don’t leave, one day,…

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