We all love our furry friends, but your dog is not a member of your family under the law — and shouldn’t be treated as such.

In 2022, the NonHuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit that challenged the confinement of an elephant named Happy at New York City’s Bronx Zoo.

Since 2013, the Nonhuman Rights Project has filed nine lawsuits, including this one, to free elephants and chimpanzees in New York, Colorado, California and Hawaii. It has yet to win a single case.

Since 2013, the Nonhuman Rights Project has filed nine lawsuits, including this one, to free elephants and chimpanzees in New York, Colorado, California and Hawaii. It has yet to win a single case.

The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a frivolous lawsuit aiming to remove the Zoo’s five aging African elephants,” a spokesperson with the zoo shared in a statement.

The NonHuman Rights project argues that legal personhood is not limited to humans. The lawsuit is similar to an unsuccessful one the group filed challenging the confinement of an elephant named ...

The NonHuman Rights project argues that legal personhood is not limited to humans. The lawsuit is similar to an unsuccessful one the group filed challenging the confinement of an elephant named ...

The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a frivolous lawsuit aiming to remove the Zoo’s five aging African elephants,” a spokesperson with the zoo shared in a statement.

The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a frivolous lawsuit aiming to remove the Zoo’s five aging African elephants,” a spokesperson with the zoo shared in a statement.

The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a frivolous lawsuit aiming to remove the Zoo’s five aging African elephants,” a spokesperson with the zoo shared in a statement.