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June 22, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Help #FreeHappy and #FreePatty to an elephant sanctuary

NationBuilder “A gilded cage is still a cage.” – New York Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera writing in support of Happy’s release from the Bronx Zoo Dear John, Last week, the New York Court of Appeals issued a decision in Happy’s case and unfortunately chose not to order …

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June 15, 2022 at 11:08 PM

Speak Out to Help #FreeTheFresnoElephants

NationBuilder Dear John, The Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s Board of Directors has just announced they’ll be holding a meeting tomorrow, June 16th, which includes opportunities for public comment. If you’re in the Fresno area and able to attend the meeting at 5:30 p.m PT, you …

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June 14, 2022 at 10:49 PM

New York Court of Appeals Decision in Happy's Historic Elephant Rights Case

NationBuilder Dear John, Today the New York Court of Appeals issued a decision in our elephant client's Happy case. Happy lost this time. But its two powerful dissents will, one day, become the majority. You can read them here. We applaud the powerful dissents by the…

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May 18, 2022 at 10:25 PM

Today's historic hearing to #FreeHappy

NationBuilder +Links to court hearing recording and attorney remarks Dear John, Today history was made for nonhuman animals when the New York Court of Appeals became the highest court of an English-speaking jurisdiction to hear a case demanding a legal right for a non…

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May 12, 2022 at 10:39 PM

6 days to go: Happy's historic hearing on May 18th

NationBuilder + Link to today's Zoom seminar recording Dear John, As Monica Miller, the lawyer who’ll be arguing on behalf of Happy, said in today’s seminar about this historic elephant rights case, “This is such a big deal! … We knew this wasn’t going to happen overnight, …

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May 12, 2022 at 2:02 PM

Happening in three hours: Meet the Attorney Who’ll Argue Happy’s Case

NationBuilder Dear John, A reminder to please join us in three hours for a special Zoom seminar with Monica Miller, the attorney arguing Happy’s case on May 18th. Monica will discuss Happy’s historic case and how we’re preparing for arguments. She’ll also be taking your que…

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May 9, 2022 at 11:07 PM

Today’s seminar on our new CA case

NationBuilder Dear John, Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Zoom seminar today! We appreciate all the questions we received and look forward to hosting more seminars to keep you updated on our case in California. For those who could not join us, please feel …

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May 9, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Happening in three hours: Zoom seminar on our CA case

NationBuilder Dear John, A reminder to please join us for our Zoom seminar happening today in three hours time. NhRP Attorney Jake Davis and NhRP Director of Government Relations Courtney Fern will discuss our new Fresno Chaffee elephant clients and the California case. Tim…

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May 5, 2022 at 8:52 PM

#FreeHappy Hearing and Rally: 13 days to go!

NationBuilder Dear John, There’s less than two weeks until New York’s highest court will hear arguments in Happy’s case. A reminder that you can join us on the day both in-person and virtually, and that in the days leading up to this historic legal milestone for the …

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May 4, 2022 at 4:57 PM

New Lawsuit Demands Right to Liberty, Sanctuary for Fresno Chaffee Zoo Elephants

NationBuilder Our new clients in California Meet Our New Clients Dear John, The Nonhuman Rights Project has filed a habeas corpus petition in the San Francisco Superior Court demanding the right to liberty and release to sanctuary of three elephants held in captivity at the …

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May 3, 2022 at 7:51 PM

Join Us For A Historic Nonhuman Rights Hearing and Rally

NationBuilder Dear John, Thank you to everyone who joined us this past weekend outside the Bronx Zoo for our rally to #FreeHappy! Together, we sent a strong message: It’s wrong to imprison elephants in zoos, especially alone. Watch Their Turn’s coverage of the rally …

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April 29, 2022 at 6:26 PM

Exciting news and a rally reminder!

NationBuilder The latest experts to show support for Happy Dear John, We have exciting news to share in Happy’s case! Today, world-renowned philosopher Peter Singer announced that he, philosopher Gary Comstock, and philosopher Adam Lerner have filed a brief with New Y…

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April 25, 2022 at 3:00 PM

#FreeHappy Rally: How to get involved if you can’t attend

NationBuilder Dear John, There’s five days until our rally on April 30th, but if you can’t attend, there are still important ways to help #FreeHappy! Send in a short video of yourself saying why you want to see Happy free OR a photo of you holding up a sign that say…

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April 22, 2022 at 7:18 PM

A Special Announcement and Thank You From NhRP President Steven M. Wise

NationBuilder Dear John, Nearly forty years ago, I decided to devote my career to confronting the core problem facing nonhuman animals and their advocates: nonhuman animals’ rightlessness. In those early days, my work was mostly done at my kitchen table, surrounded b…

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April 18, 2022 at 5:44 PM

#FreeHappy Rally: Join our digital grassroots campaign

NationBuilder Dear John, If you can’t attend our #FreeHappy rally outside the Bronx Zoo on April 30th, there are still important ways you can get involved! For your chance to be part of our ongoing digital grassroots campaign to #FreeHappy and have your voice heard, …

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April 15, 2022 at 6:54 PM

Join Us: Rally at the Bronx Zoo to #FreeHappy

NationBuilder Dear John, Please join the Nonhuman Rights Project on April 30th as we rally outside the Bronx Zoo in support of the right to liberty of our client Happy, a wild-born Asian elephant who has been imprisoned at the Bronx Zoo for 45 years, the last 16 of w…

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March 31, 2022 at 8:17 PM

Arguments scheduled in Happy's case!

NationBuilder When we'll appear before New York’s highest court on Happy's behalf Dear John, We have a hearing date! Sometime after 2 p.m. ET on May 18, 2022, the New York Court of Appeals will hear arguments in our elephant client Happy’s case, which The Atlantic has called…

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March 30, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Help End Happy’s 45 Years of Bronx Zoo Imprisonment

NationBuilder Dear John, The fight to #FreeHappy has gained incredible support and momentum in the past year. Esteemed publications such as National Geographic, TIME Magazine, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker have published feature stories on her plight and our work …

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March 29, 2022 at 4:01 PM

🚨 Giveaway Reminder: Signed copies of The New Yorker

NationBuilder Three more days to get your signed copy! Three more days to get your signed copy of The New Yorker! Dear John, A reminder that in celebration of our feature story in the March 7th, 2022 issue of The New Yorker, we are giving away signed copies of this ed…

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March 23, 2022 at 7:50 PM

Exciting animal rights news out of Ecuador

NationBuilder Join us and Harvard Law for a virtual discussion of this landmark ruling Dear John, In late 2021, The Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law School (ALPP) and the Nonhuman Rights Project jointly filed an amicus curiae brief with the…

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March 22, 2022 at 8:32 PM

Help us stop anti-animal rights legislation

NationBuilder Dear John, A bill has been introduced in the Idaho legislature that would prohibit nonhuman animals from ever being recognized as legal persons in the state. This outrageous piece of legislation has been designated an emergency bill, which means it’s being fas…

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March 18, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Your legacy gift will help us build a more just world for all

NationBuilder Dear John, Thank you for your long-term support of the NhRP’s unique mission and work! Your commitment to the fight for nonhuman rights has allowed the NhRP to maintain the momentum of our longstanding campaigns to challenge a millennia-old legal status…

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March 15, 2022 at 9:57 PM

Today’s seminar on Tommy and Kiko

NationBuilder Recording enclosed Dear John, Thank you to those who joined us for today’s Zoom seminar with Courtney and Jake. We’re so grateful for your belief in our mission and for sharing our unwavering determination to make legal history for nonhuman animals by se…

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March 14, 2022 at 8:39 PM

Happening tomorrow: NhRP Zoom Seminar on Tommy and Kiko

NationBuilder Dear John, We’re sending you a friendly reminder to please join NhRP Director of Government Relations and Campaigns Courtney Fern and NhRP Staff Attorney Jake Davis on a Zoom seminar tomorrow to discuss Tommy and Kiko’s plight, our next action steps, and any q…

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March 8, 2022 at 6:40 PM

Finding and freeing Tommy

NationBuilder Your help needed Dear John, As we announced yesterday, we believe our chimpanzee client Tommy–if alive–is imprisoned at the DeYoung Family Zoo in Wallace, Michigan. The DeYoung Family Zoo no longer has the chimpanzees in its custody on public display, so little…

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March 7, 2022 at 9:24 PM

Two announcements

NationBuilder Dear John, In a more just world, if a chimpanzee disappeared, his absence wouldn’t have anything to do with human beings. It wouldn’t prompt concern that he was caged, suffering, and without the company of others of his kind. It wouldn’t necessitate rep…

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March 3, 2022 at 5:52 PM

🚨 Giveaway: Signed copies of The New Yorker

NationBuilder ⁣⁣⁣Dear John, Since Monday when The New Yorker published a feature article about our legal fight to #FreeHappy, it’s been liked, shared, and reposted hundreds of times, including by singer Cher who tweeted out her support! If you use Twitter, please hel…

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February 28, 2022 at 9:40 PM

"The latest frontier in the expansion of rights in America"

NationBuilder New New Yorker story on the fight to #FreeHappy “Although the immediate question before Justice Tuitt was the future of a solitary elephant, the case raised the broader question of whether animals represent the latest frontier in the expansion of rights …

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February 10, 2022 at 5:01 PM

John, there’s still time for you to share your thoughts!

NationBuilder Take part in our annual survey Survey Reminder: Please tell us your thoughts about the NhRP here. Dear John, Thank you to all our supporters who’ve submitted their answers to our short annual survey. A friendly reminder to those who haven’t, there is sti…

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February 7, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Ways to support nonhuman animal rights

NationBuilder Dear John, There are many ways to support the NhRP and our nonhuman animal clients! Here are just a few: Please vote for the NhRP to share in $500,000 of grants given by My Giving Circle! A new round of voting just began and closes March 31, 2022. Shar…

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February 3, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Thank you for taking action for Happy

NationBuilder Dear John, Thank you to everyone who participated in yesterday’s day of action for Happy. Thousands of people took action for Happy and shared her story on social media. If you were unable to participate yesterday and would like to today, please click here for…

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February 2, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Happening today: #FreeHappy Day of Action

NationBuilder Dear John, This week marks the 16th year Happy the elephant has been held alone during the 45 years she has been imprisoned at the Bronx Zoo. She is confined to a barren enclosure with a one-acre yard in New York City, a wholly unnatural and inappropriate envi…

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January 31, 2022 at 9:53 PM

Why We Fight for Nonhuman Rights: Ham’s Story

NationBuilder 61 years ago today Dear John, Sixty-one years ago today, the US launched a chimpanzee into space. He suffered tremendously not only that day but from the moment he was torn from the free life he should have had. Thank you Emily Gambone for the latest pos…

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January 27, 2022 at 5:34 PM

Save the Date: Day of Action for Happy

NationBuilder Dear John, Next week marks the 16th year our elephant client Happy has been held alone during her 45 years of imprisonment at the Bronx Zoo. In recognition of the suffering Happy has endured, and with hope she will soon be able to live freely and with peace an…

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January 24, 2022 at 7:01 PM

John, spare a few minutes to share your thoughts?

NationBuilder Take part in our short survey Take part in our annual survey and tell us your thoughts about the NhRP. Dear John, Will you spare a few minutes to share with us your thoughts about the NhRP, why you choose to support us, and how we can do better? We want …

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January 19, 2022 at 10:03 PM

Thank you for joining us: What’s in store for 2022

NationBuilder Dear John, Thank you to everyone who joined us for today’s Zoom seminar with Kevin and Courtney on what’s in store for the NhRP in 2022. Thanks to you, our supporters, we’re able to press on with our unique work and mission to secure fundamental rights for non…

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January 18, 2022 at 7:01 PM

Happening tomorrow: NhRP Zoom Seminar on what’s in store for 2022

NationBuilder Dear John, We’re sending you a friendly reminder to please join NhRP Executive Director Kevin Schneider and NhRP Director of Government Relations and Campaigns Courtney Fern on a Zoom seminar to discuss what’s in store for this new year. Time: Tomorrow, 1/19 a…

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January 10, 2022 at 10:27 PM

What’s in store for 2022!

NationBuilder Dear John, Happy New Year! At the start of each new year, we like to reaffirm the NhRP’s mission and assess how best to achieve it. Together with you, our supporters, we’ll press forward this year in our unrelenting pursuit to break through the thick le…

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December 30, 2021 at 5:04 PM

The NhRP’s 2021 Annual Report is here!

NationBuilder Dear John, Please click here to see our 2021 Annual Report for a recap on what we accomplished together in the fight for nonhuman rights! With the pandemic ongoing, 2021 proved to be a difficult year for most. However, the NhRP is no stranger to challen…

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December 22, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Why we fight for nonhuman rights

NationBuilder Dear John, With the end of the year soon approaching, the NhRP reflects on why we fight for nonhuman rights year after year. We fight for captive elephants like Happy and Minnie because, just like us, they have a sense of self, remember the past, plan f…

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December 16, 2021 at 7:07 PM

Fighting for Happy the elephant’s freedom

NationBuilder Give your end of year gift today Dear John, This year marked a historic first for the Nonhuman Rights Project and the animal rights movement as a whole. For the first time in history, the highest court of any English-speaking jurisdiction agreed to hear…

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December 14, 2021 at 8:19 PM

NhRP, Harvard's Animal Law & Policy Program Join Forces

NationBuilder Brief filed with Ecuador's Constitutional Court Dear John, With the Constitutional Court of Ecuador set to rule for the first time on the question of nonhuman animals’ legal status, The Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law …

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December 10, 2021 at 5:04 PM

An important day

NationBuilder Respecting freedom, equality, and dignity Dear John, Today—#HumanRightsDay—we celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948 to acknowledge the importance of respect for the freedom, equ…

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December 9, 2021 at 9:48 PM

Thank you for joining us: A groundbreaking primate rights initiative

NationBuilder Dear John, Thank you to everyone who joined us for today’s conversation with legal scholar Charlotte E. Blattner and Sentience’s Executive Director Silvano Lieger about the historic fundamental rights for primates initiative that will be voted on by the reside…

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December 8, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Happening tomorrow: A groundbreaking primate rights initiative

NationBuilder Join us tomorrow 12:30 p.m. ET Dear John, A friendly reminder to please join me tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. ET for a conversation with legal scholar Charlotte E. Blattner and Sentience Politics’ Managing Director Silvano Lieger about the historic fundamental …

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December 6, 2021 at 9:39 PM

Shop to support nonhuman animals 🎁

NationBuilder Dear John, Support nonhuman animals with your holiday 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 NhRP of…

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December 3, 2021 at 4:01 PM

A groundbreaking primate rights initiative

NationBuilder Please join us Dear John, Please join me for a conversation with legal scholar Charlotte E. Blattner and Sentience Politics’ Managing Director Silvano Lieger about the historic fundamental rights for primates citizens’ initiative that will be voted on by…

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December 1, 2021 at 7:04 PM

We did it! $31,000 raised this Giving Tuesday

NationBuilder Plus Zoom seminar recording Dear John, We had our biggest Giving Tuesday to date yesterday, surpassing our goal by raising $31,000! Thank you so much of those who participated in Giving Tuesday in all the ways you could! We know we are only able to do th…

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November 30, 2021 at 10:54 PM

Giving Tuesday Update: $18,269 raised so far!

NationBuilder Help us reach our goal today Dear John, There is still time to give this Giving Tuesday and reach our goal to raise over $25,000! The NhRP is fully committed to our unique founding mission and will fight for as long as it takes to free our clients and ot…

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November 30, 2021 at 2:07 PM

#GivingTuesday2021: Help us raise $25,000 today!

NationBuilder Plus Zoom seminar happening today Dear John, Please consider donating to the Nonhuman Rights Project today on this global day of giving and support our unique mission to achieve meaningful, lasting legal change in the lives of nonhuman animals. Help us r…

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