On Friday, the day before the transfer, the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit on behalf of Billy and Tina, aiming to halt the move and compel the zoo to explore sanctuary placements.

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Animal rights groups filed legal briefs in support of the DeBlases, including the Legal Action Network for Animals and the Nonhuman Rights Project, which several years ago sought the release of ...

Men’s best friend, dogs, got a legal upgrade thanks to Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Aaron Maslow. He ruled that a dog can ...

Three years ago, the same nonprofit involved in the Duke case, t he Nonhuman Rights Project, tried and failed to get a Bronx Zoo elephant named Happy habeas corpus rights but the state’s highest ...

It’s official: In New York, dogs aren't just good boys— they’re family.

Due to Fish and Game’s illegal activities, we know at least 186 brown bears have been poached by the state (94 in 2023, 81 in ...

And there are still others, including a chapter of the Sierra Club of Connecticut, which is fighting the illegal ivory trade, as well as the Humane Society, the Nonhuman Rights Project, Friends of ...

However, until recently, at least from a legal standpoint in New York, that wasn't the case. But according to a new ruling by a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge, pet dogs may now be considered ...

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Records, court filings and emails reveal how federal review of Enbridge's Great Lakes tunnel project leaves tribal officials ...