Elephants Kimba, Missy, LouLou, Lucky and Jambo live at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, but The Nonhuman Rights Project (NRP) argued they should be moved to a ‘suitable’ sanctuary. In court ...

An animal rights non-profit, Nonhuman Rights Project, brought both cases on the elephants’ behalf under a legal doctrine known as “habeas corpus” saying the animals should live in sanctuaries.

Lawyers are urging city officials to send the Bronx Zoo’s last two elephants to a sanctuary. The New York City Bar ...

The Supreme Court of the state ruled 6-0 against the Nonhuman Rights Project, the animal rights organization that brought forward the case. The group alleged that the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s ...

The same animal rights group that tried to win Happy’s release, the Nonhuman Rights Project, also brought the case in Colorado. The group argued that the Colorado elephants, born in the wild in ...

Five African elephants living at a Colorado zoo will remain in captivity after a petition seeking their release was dismissed by the US state’s highest court on grounds that they are not people.

The Nonhuman Rights Project said it would continue to explore ways to proceed in the case, while the zoo criticised the “frivolous” lawsuit. “While we’re happy with this outcome ...

The Nonhuman Rights Project, a nonprofit seeking legal rights for intelligent animals, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in 2023 on behalf of five elephants — Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou ...

What if dogs were more than just “man’s best friend?”That’s an over-simplified version of the question being asked by animal ...

The Non-Human Rights Database is a pioneering research resource developed as part of Dr Alexis Alvarez-Nakagawa's British Academy-funded research project. The database compiles legislation and case ...

Justin Marceau argues for legal personhood for animals, focusing on rights and well-being, despite legal challenges and nuances in animal protection laws.