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 "things" with no rights.

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 that of persons, with a goal of securing rights to bodily liberty (the right not to be imprisoned) and bodily integrity (the right not to be experimented on). [1]

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 based on fundamental values and principles of justice such …

Your gift will help make nonhuman rights a legal reality and end the suffering caused by animals' rightlessness.

Feb 13, 2024 · The Nonhuman Rights Project aims to establish the right of nonhuman animals to personhood, dignity, and fundamental rights within the United States and throughout the world. Our long-term campaign to achieve this goal has three …

Even though the Nonhuman Rights Project is mostly known for animal extremist litigation, their activities are broadening in scope. According to a July 2017 interview with Matthew Dominguez, the Animal Charity Evaluators website reveals their activities aimed to forward the animal extremist agenda.

Jul 29, 2024 · Meanwhile, we continue to seek passage of the first elephant captivity ban in the US in New York City as well as laws recognizing legal rights for nonhuman animals across the US.

A future where no elephant has to endure the traumas of being torn from their families and natural habitats, bred against their will, and shipped from zoo to zoo is possible, and we need your help to make it a reality.

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.

On October 24, 2024, the Colorado Supreme Court will examine the injustice of how we view nonhuman animals. As the first case of its kind in Colorado and the Western US, this is a watershed moment for elephants and for nonhuman animal rights—and our …