New York, NY, July 22, 2020—Two habeas corpus scholars and twelve North American philosophers with expertise in animal ethics, animal political theory, the philosophy of animal cognition and behavior, and the philosophy of biology have submitted amicus curiae briefs in support of the legal personhood and right to liberty of an elephant held alone in […]
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New Elephant Rights Lawsuit Demands Liberty, Sanctuary for Elephant Confined Alone at the Bronx Zoo
New York, NY, Oct. 2, 2018—The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) announced today it is filing a petition in New York Supreme Court, Orleans County for a common law writ of habeas corpus and order to show cause on behalf of Happy, a 47-year-old Asian elephant held alone in captivity at the Bronx Zoo and the […]