Nonhuman Rights Project
Rights protect against intolerable wrongs—no matter who you are. With persistence and rigor, we're challenging a centuries-old status quo that unjustly sees all nonhuman animals as legal "things" with no rights.
Nonhuman Rights Project - Wikipedia
The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) is an American nonprofit animal rights organization seeking to change the legal status of at least some nonhuman animals from that of property to that of persons, with a goal of securing rights to bodily liberty (the right not to be imprisoned) and bodily integrity (the right not to be experimented on). [1]
About Us - Nonhuman Rights Project
Our groundbreaking work challenges an archaic, unjust legal status quo that views and treats all nonhuman animals as legal “things” with no rights. As with human rights, nonhuman rights are based on fundamental values and principles of justice such …
Nonhuman Rights Project
On October 24, 2024, the Colorado Supreme Court will examine the injustice of how we view nonhuman animals. As the first case of its kind in Colorado and the Western US, this is a watershed moment for elephants and for nonhuman animal rights—and our …
Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. v. Cheyenne Mountain Zoological …
5 days ago · The Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. (NRP) filed a Verified Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on behalf of the elephants, seeking their transfer to a suitable elephant sanctuary. NRP argued that the elephants were unlawfully confined and had a right to bodily liberty due to their cognitive and social complexities. The petition included affidavits ...
2023 Annual Report – The NhRP
On December 7, 2023, the Nonhuman Rights Project filed our first habeas corpus lawsuit in Michigan, demanding the right to liberty of seven chimpanzees held captive in the DeYoung Family Zoo and their release to a chimpanzee sanctuary.
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Nonhuman Rights Project, Washington D.C. 59,683 likes · 323 talking about this. The only civil rights organization in the US dedicated solely to securing rights for nonhuman animals
THE NONHUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT INC. - GuideStar Profile
Feb 13, 2024 · The Nonhuman Rights Project aims to establish the right of nonhuman animals to personhood, dignity, and fundamental rights within the United States and throughout the world. Our long-term campaign to achieve this goal has three …
Letter #4 from the Front Lines of the Struggle for Nonhuman Rights ...
Jul 29, 2024 · Meanwhile, we continue to seek passage of the first elephant captivity ban in the US in New York City as well as laws recognizing legal rights for nonhuman animals across the US.
Help Free Happy and Patty - Nonhuman Rights Project
Happy and Patty are suffering. That is a fact. Captured from the wild and held captive at the Bronx Zoo for 47 and 50 years respectively, Asian elephants Happy and Patty need to be immediately relocated to an accredited elephant sanctuary that can meet their physical and psychological needs while they are still healthy enough to be transferred.
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