An estimated 30 million dogs and ten million cats are killed for human consumption each year across Asia and the largest-scale slaughter is in China. At the 2023 Asia for Animals conference, […]
Asia for Animals: using Species Victim Impact Statements to combat wildlife crime
The global illegal wildlife trade is valued at more than $US20 billion per year and it is the world’s fourth most lucrative black market. Delegates at the 2023 Asia for Animals (AfA) conference […]
Asia for Animals: threats of extinction, caring for animals in Ukraine, animal empathy, and a message from Jane Goodall
The CEO and founder of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, Wong Siew Te, told delegates at the 2023 Asia for Animals (AfA) conference that time was running out for sun bears […]
Asia for Animals: speakers urge social media companies to toughen their stance on animal cruelty content
Tackling the global problem of animal cruelty content on social media was a main focus on the second day of the 2023 Asia for Animals conference held in Kuching on the island […]
Asia for Animals: bringing about change through education and engagement
The 2023 Asia for Animals conference began yesterday (Wednesday) in Kuching on the island of Borneo with a packed programme of presentations that covered a wide range of issues. A total 82 […]
Supreme Court judge denies habeas corpus for Happy the elephant, but lawyers fight on
A judge in the United States has denied a habeas corpus application made on behalf of an elephant in the Bronz Zoo, but the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) says it is “deeply […]
The Gothenburg Labradors: six dogs have been killed to further dental implant research
Despite international protests, six Labrador retrievers being used at Gothenburg University in Sweden in an experiment to test how dental implants cause inflammation and bone degradation have been killed to further that […]
Nonhuman Rights Project files new habeas corpus petition in bid to free captive elephant
This article has been updated with the news that a judge has issued a habeas corpus order in Happy’s case, and information about the latest court hearing. The US-based Nonhuman Rights Project […]
Freedom for research chimps: Hercules and Leo are released to a sanctuary
Article updated to include new motion filed on behalf of elephants Beulah, Karen, and Minnie and the landmark opinion issued by New York Court of Appeals judge, Eugene M. Fahey in the case of […]
Lawyers in the US seek Appeal Court review of denial of habeas corpus for chimpanzees
Lawyers from the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) in the United States have filed a motion for permission to appeal in the cases of captive chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko, and a group of prominent philosophers¹ have submitted […]
Lawyers in the US continue their battle to win a writ of habeas corpus for elephants
Article has been updated (new motion filed on 18/4/2018). Lawyers from the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) in the United States have filed a motion to reargue in their battle to obtain a writ of […]
Lawyers file world’s first habeas corpus petition on behalf of elephants
The US-based Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) has filed the world’s first petition for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of elephants. The NhRP lawyers are demanding that “in accordance with state […]
Habeas corpus victory for bear in Colombia encourages animal rights lawyers
Update at the end of this article. A bear named Chucho has been granted a writ of habeas corpus in Colombia in a landmark case that is encouraging lawyers who are fighting […]
Chimpanzees’ lawyers say court’s denial of habeas corpus is ‘legally wrong’
Lawyers for captive chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko have taken the unusual step of publishing a fully annotated document that lays out their criticisms of a New York appeal court’s ruling that denied […]
Chimpanzees’ lawyers await ruling in habeas corpus appeal
Lawyers for captive chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko have presented their arguments in a habeas corpus appeal in New York and are now awaiting a ruling, which is expected in five to eight […]
New York judges to rule on habeas corpus for chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko
Lawyer Steven Wise will be heading into a New York courtroom again today (Thursday) to argue that chimpanzees should be recognised as legal persons. Wise is the president of the Nonhuman Rights […]
Freedom for research chimps: Hercules and Leo set to go to a sanctuary
Two chimpanzees – Hercules and Leo – who have been the focus of ground-breaking litigation in the United States are to be sent to a sanctuary along with 218 other chimps who […]
New York judge hears case on rights of research chimpanzees
The case of two chimpanzees, Hercules and Leo, who are being used for biomedical research in the United States, went before the New York County Supreme Court in Manhattan yesterday (Wednesday) in […]
Chimpanzees’ legal champion spreads his message in Australia
Two chimpanzees, Hercules and Leo, who are being used for biomedical research at Stony Brook University on Long Island, New York, hit the headlines in April this year when Manhattan Supreme Court […]