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 …

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 …

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 …

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Nonhuman Rights Project Inc. has earned a 4/4 Star rating on Charity Navigator. This Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Animals is headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC.

Explore the Nonhuman Rights Project's Annual Report for new insights into our work in 2023 and the year ahead.

Jan 21, 2025 · Five elderly African elephants, Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo, reside at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. (NRP) filed a Verified …

Dec 16, 2016 · The Nonhuman Rights Project is the only civil rights organization in the United States working to achieve actual LEGAL rights for members of species other than our own.

2 days ago · 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.

Nonhuman Rights Project President Steven M. Wise's life's work was to secure legal rights for nonhuman animals. Here at the NhRP, Steve inspired us every day with his relentlessly …