Ricky Gervais, Moby, Lucy at Edmonton Valley Zoo
Moby & Ricky Gervais Slam Elephant Confinement
March 29, 2022 13:06 ET | In Defense of Animals
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., March 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In Defense of Animals’ respected annual list of the 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in North America has exposed suffering and markers of...
Kristina McKean, Kiki and Tembo
The Elephant Project to Host COVID-Safe Digital Walk on World Elephant Day, August 12
August 05, 2021 09:00 ET | The Elephant Project
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Elephant Project, a California-based organization that’s helped save over 300 elephants worldwide and educated children...
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Fight for Elephant Rights Continues in New York
July 10, 2020 11:59 ET | The Nonhuman Rights Project
New York, NY, July 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) filed its appeal in its habeas corpus case on behalf of Happy, a 49-year-old wild-born Asian elephant the...
Islamabad High Court Recognizes the Rights of Nonhuman Animals
May 21, 2020 19:59 ET | The Nonhuman Rights Project
New York, NY, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) applauds a decision issued today by the Islamabad High Court in Pakistan that “without any hesitation” affirms the...
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Elephants Are Helping Save the Planet, Scientists Say
December 10, 2019 20:30 ET | Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Dec. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As humans debate climate change and study ways to combat global warming, it turns out that elephants have been doing their part to help the planet all...
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Nonhuman Rights Project Wins Restraining Order Against Bronx Zoo
October 01, 2019 12:10 ET | The Nonhuman Rights Project
New York, NY, Oct. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Justice Alison Y. Tuitt of the Bronx Supreme Court has granted the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) its request for a temporary restraining order that...
Review by Connecticut’s Highest Court Sought in Elephant Rights Case as Groups Urge Governor to Help Free Elephant from Traveling Circus
September 27, 2019 15:23 ET | The Nonhuman Rights Project
Hartford, CT, Sept. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Nonhuman Rights Project and twelve other organizations sent a letter to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, urging his office to take action...
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Bronx Court Hears Arguments in Support of Elephant Rights
September 23, 2019 18:37 ET | The Nonhuman Rights Project
The Bronx, NY, Sept. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Bronx County Supreme Court heard oral arguments for nearly five hours in a historic elephant rights case filed by the Nonhuman Rights...
Nonhuman Rights Project to Commerford Zoo: Where are Beulah and Karen?
August 29, 2019 16:31 ET | The Nonhuman Rights Project
Goshen, Connecticut, Aug. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Nonhuman Rights Project has become deeply concerned about the health and well-being of our clients Beulah, Karen, and Minnie, three...
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On Earth Day, Connecticut Appellate Court Considers Elephant Rights
April 22, 2019 19:16 ET | The Nonhuman Rights Project
Hartford, CT, April 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, as people all over the world celebrated Earth Day and called for greater protection of nonhuman animals, the Appellate Court of Connecticut...