Podcasts about Nonhuman Rights Project

A common practice of zoos and public aquaria is to kill some of the animals they keep captive because they consider them “surplus to requirement”. Written by Jordi Casamitjana at VeganFTA.com  #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #veganfta #zoos #aquariums #animalprisons   Original Post: https://veganfta.com/2024/11/08/the-killing-of-surplus-animals-in-the-zoo-industry/   Related Episodes 731: Louie's Story by Jake Davis at The Nonhuman Rights Project posted at All-Creatures.org 389: What Separates a Roadside Zoo From a Legitimate Sanctuary? By Karen Lauria at BornFreeUSA.org, posted at All-Creatures.org 370: Aquariums and Marine Parks https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/370-aquariums-and-marine-parks-by-petaorg  369: To Zoo or Not to Zoo? https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/370-aquariums-and-marine-parks-by-petaorg  325: The Secret Horrors and Products of Rendering Dead Animals. https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/325-the-secret-horrors-and-products-of-rendering-dead-animals-from-animals-in-print-posted-at-all-creaturesorg  318: Bravo Packing: The Dirty Business of Pet Food Slaughterhouses https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/318-bravo-packing-the-dirty-business-of-pet-food-slaughterhouses-by-erin-wing-at-animaloutlookorg  281: Are Zoos Educational? https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/281-are-zoos-educational-by-emily-moran-barwick-at-bitesizeveganorg  VeganFTA is a small team of vegan activists supporting all forms of activism. They create videos highlighting the work of activists and animal rescuers. They write and publish articles on all aspects of veganism, and they share articles, videos, and images from other creators.  FOLLOW THE SHOW ON: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@plantbasedbriefing     Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GONW0q2EDJMzqhuwuxdCF?si=2a20c247461d4ad7 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-based-briefing/id1562925866 Your podcast app of choice: https://pod.link/1562925866 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlantBasedBriefing   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plant-based-briefing/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedbriefing/    #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #veganfta #zoos #aquariums #animalprisons

Civil Rights: Are captive elephants entitled to habeas corpus under Colorado law? - Argued: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:19:38 EDT

REMEMBERING TWO LEADERS WHO LEFT US THIS YEAR Dr. John McDougall, MD Dr. John McDougall national recognition as a nutrition expert earned him a position in the Great Nutrition Debate 2000 presented by the USDA. He was a board-certified internist, author of 13 national best-selling books and co-founder of the McDougall Program who dedicated over 50 years of his life caring for people with diet and lifestyle medicine.             Steven M. Wise Steven M. Wise was President of the Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. He held a J.D. from Boston University Law School and a B.S. in Chemistry from the College of William and Mary. He practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the United States and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar. Steve taught “Animal Rights Jurisprudence” at the Vermont, Lewis and Clark, University of Miami, and St. Thomas Law Schools, and taught “Animal Rights Law” at the Harvard Law School and John Marshall Law School. He is the author of four books: * Rattling the Cage – Toward Legal Rights for Animals * Drawing the Line – Science and the Case for Animal Rights * Though the Heavens May Fall – The Landmark Trial That Led to the End of Human Slavery * An American Trilogy – Death, Slavery, and Dominion Along the Banks of the Cape Fear River He has authored numerous law review, encyclopedia, and popular articles. His work for the legal rights of nonhuman animals was highlighted on Dateline NBC and was the subject of the documentary, A Legal Person. The documentary Unlocking the Cage follows Wise in parts of his struggle for chimpanzees. Links mentioned in the podcast: UN Goal 2: Zero Hunger Food from Somewhere, Building food security and resilience through territorial markets

Annabel Abbs-Streets, SLEEPLESS, Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self Annabel Abbs-Streets is a writer of highly researched, award-winning fiction as well as both narrative and practical non-fiction. Her non-fiction includes Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women, 52 Ways to Walk, and The Age Well Project. Abbs-Streets also wrote the novels The Joyce Girl, the story of James Joyce's daughter Lucia, and Miss Eliza's English Kitchen, an international bestseller optioned by CBS Studios. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in London and Sussex with her family. Links mentioned in the program: Remembering Steve Wise. Steve Wise was Founder and President of the Nonhuman Rights Project, NhRP. The NhRP is the only civil rights organization in the United States dedicated solely to securing rights for nonhuman animals. He passed away on February 15th after a long illness. The NhRP posted about this sad loss. Here are three interviews with Steve Wise on IT'S ALL ABOUT FOOD. Steven M. Wise, An American Trilogy Steven M. Wise, Nonhuman Rights Project Steven M. Wise, Nonhuman Rights Project, Expanding Mission and Work Beyond the Courtroom

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: In memory of Steven M. Wise, published by Tyner on February 21, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. LINK: https://everloved.com/life-of/steven-wise/obituary/ Renowned animal rights pioneer Steven M. Wise passed away on February 15th after a long illness. He was 73 years old. An innovative scholar and groundbreaking expert on animal law, Wise founded and served as president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), the only nonprofit organization in the US dedicated solely to establishing legal rights for nonhuman animals. As the NhRP's lead attorney, he filed historic lawsuits demanding the right to liberty of captive chimpanzees and elephants, achieving widely recognized legal firsts for his clients. Most notably, under Wise's leadership the NhRP filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of Happy, an elephant held alone in captivity at the Bronx Zoo. Happy's case, which historian Jill Lepore has called "the most important animal-rights case of the 21st-century," reached the New York Court of Appeals in 2022. The Court of Appeals then became the highest court of an English-speaking jurisdiction to hear arguments calling for a legal right for an animal. Although the Court ultimately denied Happy's petition, two judges wrote historic dissents refuting the idea that only humans can have rights. Under Wise's leadership, the NhRP also helped develop and pass the first animal rights law in the country in 2023-an ordinance that protects elephants' right to liberty. Wise said he decided to become a lawyer after developing a deep commitment to social justice as a result of his involvement in the anti-Vietnam War movement while an undergraduate at the College of William and Mary. He graduated from Boston University Law School in 1976 and began his legal career as a criminal defense lawyer. Several years later, Peter Singer's book Animal Liberation inspired Wise to become an animal protection lawyer. From 1985 to 1995, Wise was president of the Animal Legal Defense Fund. As Wise told The New York Times Magazine, his litigation work during this time led him to conclude that the rightlessness of animals was the fundamental barrier to humans vindicating animals' interests. This is because, under animal welfare laws, lawyers must make the case for how a human has been harmed by the animal's treatment or situation; as Wise elaborated in his writings and talks, legal injuries to animals do not matter in court because animals are unjustly considered legal "things" with no rights, legally equivalent to inanimate objects, their intrinsic interests essentially invisible to judges. In 1995, Wise launched the Nonhuman Rights Project to address this core issue facing all animals and their advocates. After more than a decade of preparation, the NhRP filed first-of-their-kind lawsuits in 2013, demanding rights for four captive chimpanzees in New York State. A year and a half later, two of the NhRP's clients became the first animals in legal history to have habeas corpus hearings to determine the lawfulness of their imprisonment. Wise was also a leading force in the development of animal law as a distinct academic curriculum, teaching the first-ever animal law course offered at Harvard University in 2000. He remained committed to educating the next generation of animal rights lawyers throughout his career, teaching animal rights jurisprudence at law schools around the world, including Stanford Law School, the University of Miami Law School, St. Thomas University Law School, John Marshall Law School, Lewis and Clark Law School, Vermont Law School, Tel Aviv University, and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Wise is the author of four books: Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals (2000); Drawing the Line: Science and the Case for Animal Rights (2002); Though the Heavens May Fall: T...

Louie's Story by Jake Davis at The Nonhuman Rights Project posted at All-Creatures.org   Original post: https://all-creatures.org/litigation/litigation-louis-story.html  Related Episodes: 389: What Separates a Roadside Zoo From a Legitimate Sanctuary? By Karen Lauria at BornFreeUSA.org, posted at All-Creatures.org 370: Aquariums and Marine Parks by PETA.org 369: To Zoo or Not to Zoo? by Gretta Dattan at VeganSustainability.com 325: The Secret Horrors and Products of Rendering Dead Animals. From Animals In Print, posted at All-Creatures.org 318: Bravo Packing: The Dirty Business of Pet Food Slaughterhouses by Erin Wing at AnimalOutlook.org 281: Are Zoos Educational? By Emily Moran Barwick at BiteSizeVegan.org   What to Eat When You Don't Eat Animals (FREE GUIDE): https://www.all-creatures.org/what-to-eat.html     All-Creatures is a non-profit dedicated to cruelty-free living through a vegan lifestyle according to Judeo-Christian ethics. Their website is filled with vegan resources relating to animal issues, including bible studies, how to stop cruelty in churches, blogs, quotes and poetry, and lots of great resources for animal rights activism as well. How to support the podcast: Share with others. Recommend the podcast on your social media. Follow/subscribe to the show wherever you listen. Buy some vegan/plant based merch: https://www.plantbasedbriefing.com/shop   Follow Plant Based Briefing on social media: Twitter: @PlantBasedBrief YouTube: YouTube.com/PlantBasedBriefing  Facebook: Facebook.com/PlantBasedBriefing  LinkedIn: Plant Based Briefing Podcast Instagram: @PlantBasedBriefing   #vegan #Plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #zoos #animalwelfareact #roadsidezoo #animalcruelty #animalabuse    

Do you like a doe foot, paddle (beaver tail?), or slant-tip as your lip gloss applicator? Let's discuss. But first: Hourglass Cosmetics's work with the Nonhuman Rights Project; the booming resale market for '90s perfume; Rhode's Juicy Tube-like launch strategy; the H&M X Raoúl Alejandre makeup collaboration; a very surprising workout hack involving Hermès lipstick; a watermelon shower gel fit for “the little king”; and some 2010s-era nonsense like planking and icing (aka, the Smirnoff Ice drinking game that Jenn incorrectly remembers as a Zima or Four Loko game).Products mentioned in this episode: shopmy.us/collections/260112 Episode recap with links: fatmascara.com/blog/ep-503Sponsor links & discount codes: fatmascara.com/sponsorsPrivate Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a WandSocial media: @fatmascara, @jessicamatlin, @jenn_editSubmit a "Raise A Wand" product recommendation and be featured on the show: email info@fatmascara.com or leave a voicemail at 646-481-8182 Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fatmascara. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 13th episode of the Principles of Change podcast, I discuss the legal system and how it may protect the rights of nonhuman animals with attorney Monica Miller from the Nonhuman Rights Project, who recently took an elephant's case to court with the hopes of freeing her from the Bronx Zoo.In Today's Episode:IntroLegal change as an tactic for animal rightsAnimal law in universitiesThe role of scienceHappy's storyAnimal rights in courtsHow can you help?Monica's principles of changeLinks: http://nonhumanrights.orgDownload this app to help animal sanctuaries and non profits at NO cost to you!https://abillion.onelink.me/42TD/abp

The award-winning 2022 documentary Corky is the story of world's longest-held captive orca, the changing public sentiment about orcas in captivity, and the rise of sea sanctuaries. Christine Caruso, the producer and director of Corky joins us to discuss the film. Corky is a member of the Northern Resident killer whale community and was captured on December 11, 1969. We intentionally published this episode on the anniversary of her capture and highly recommend the film, available on Amazon (US & UK) and Vimeo (worldwide). The film is as powerful and emotional as Blackfish, but it is the personal story of Corky. We talk briefly about the Northern Residents, their similarities and differences from the Southern Residents that we see here in the San Juan Islands. They are two distinct populations of salmon-eating orcas. Christine's shares her background as a kindergarten teacher and tells the story of how she went from learning about Corky to making this amazing film.  It was her passion for Corky that lead her to the right people and the right places at the right times.  We then discuss some of the moments from the film, and Corky's life, that stood out for each of us.  Christine talks about her move from Marineland of the Pacific to SeaWorld. Her tankmate, Orky, also a Northern Resident, was being removed from their tank first. Christine talks about how Corky desperately tried to get into the sling with him, not wanting to be separated. Sara recounted Corky and Orky's daily sunlight ceremony, how they marked where the sun would rise each morning and celebrated. You gotta see the film to really get the mysticism of this. Jeff recounted a pivotal life changing encounter with a Northern Resident, A61, and learned in the film that he is Corky's cousin. Christine then talks about her experience of watching the audience go through Corky's journey at the screening at the Friday Harbor Film Festival in October. The film won 2 awards at it's first film festival, the Audience Choice awards for Tales from the Heart and On Demand Best Feature. We conclude our conversation with Christine by talking about Corky's future and the hope that she will be retired to a sanctuary, under human care, in her home waters. As featured in the film, there is already an ideal site waiting for her. We talk about what that would be like for Corky, to be able to feel the tides, the kelp beds, and be in acoustic range of her community. See links below how people can get involved and where you can see the film. Please watch the film and share with your friends. Help us to help Corky share her story. At the end of the episode we talk about recent sightings and some previews to our upcoming episodes, including Sara's winter adventure to Australia to spend time with the Bremer Canyon killer whales and our upcoming trip with CBA to the Silver Bank. If you are enjoying listening to our podcast, please follow/subscribe, leave us feedback/reviews and share with your friends! You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube. Please send us feedback or questions at afterthebreachpodcast@gmail.com. For complete show notes, links and photos, please visit our website: https://www.afterthebreachpodcast.com/e/episode-10-corky/ Links mentioned in this episode: View Corky on Amazon (US and UK): https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B5PNS12D/ View Corky on Vimeo (worldwide): https://vimeo.com/ondemand/corky Corky documentary Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CorkyDocumentary Double Bay Sanctuary: https://doublebaysanctuary.org/ Keiko the Untold Story: https://www.keikotheuntoldstory.com/ Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us, by Alexandra Morton: https://www.amazon.com/Listening-Whales-What-Orcas-Taught/dp/0345442881 OrcaLab: https://orcalab.org/ Bay Cetology: https://baycetology.org/ The Whale Sanctuary Project: https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/ Nonhuman Rights Project: https://www.nonhumanrights.org/ Photos              

Nikita interviews Dr. Lori Marino, an expert in animal behaviour and intelligence and the founder of The Whale Sanctuary Project that is working on building a seaside sanctuary for captive cetaceans. Want to learn about the fascinating mirror recognition test in bottlenose dolphins or the controversial dolphin assisted therapies?Lori Marino is a neuroscientist and expert in animal behavior and intelligence, formerly on the faculty of Emory University. Lori received her Ph.D. in biopsychology in 1995, and is internationally known for her work on the evolution of the brain and intelligence in dolphins and whales (as well as primates and farmed animals).She has published over 130 peer-reviewed scientific papers, book chapters, and magazine articles on marine mammal biology and cognition, comparative brain anatomy, self-awareness in nonhuman animals, human-nonhuman animal relationships, and the evolution of intelligence. She is also an expert on marine mammal captivity issues such as dolphin assisted therapy and the educational claims of the zoo and aquarium industry. In 2001, she co-authored a ground-breaking study offering the first conclusive evidence for mirror self-recognition in bottlenose dolphins, after which she decided against further research with captive animals.Lori is also the Founder and Executive Director of The Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy, which focuses on bridging the gap between academic research and scholarship and on-the-ground animal advocacy efforts. She has appeared in several films and television programs, including the 2013 documentary Blackfish about killer whale captivity, Unlocking the Cage, the 2016 documentary on the Nonhuman Rights Project, and Long Gone Wild, the 2019 documentary that picks up where Blackfish left off and the work of the Whale Sanctuary Project begins.

After spending months building a "pattern of life" for al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri at his secure home in an affluent neighborhood in Kabul, the CIA noticed he was often alone on his balcony in the morning. The Fresno Chaffee Zoo has moved to defend itself against a lawsuit after a nonprofit group, the Nonhuman Rights Project, filed a civil action against the popular venue. Kansas voters handed abortion-rights advocates a massive victory Tuesday, surging to the polls to defeat a measure that would have allowed the GOP-led legislature to impose new restrictions. The Senate is set to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, a crucial step toward swiftly expanding the Western military alliance with a show of U.S. support in response to Russia's war with Ukraine. The Russian Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Ukraine's Azov Regiment a terrorist organization banned in Russia, a designation that may expose Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Moscow to terrorism charges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disclaimer: This conversation contains graphic depictions of cruelty toward chickens.This week, Kathy is joined by Harvard Law graduate and founder of the non-profit Legal Impact for Chickens, Alene Anello. In their lively conversation, the two discuss:Alene's relationship with her pet cockatiel, Conrad, who changed her view of animals foreverHow working at PETA and the Animal Legal Defense Fund made Alene want to work for animal rights “forever”LIC's lawsuit against Costco, citing animal welfare law violations, following a gruesome Mercy for Animals undercover investigationThe horrific ways that chickens suffer in production plants and why Costco's treatment of chickens demands legal actionKathy compares Alene's work to the Nonhuman Rights Project's work to represent animals in a court of lawAlene teases some exciting new projects for her team at LICTo support Legal Impact for Chickens, follow them on social media:FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInConnect with Kathy Stevens:Facebook: Kathy Stevens, Catskill Animal SanctuaryTwitter: @CASanctuaryBook: Where the Blind Horse SingsWebsite: CASanctuary.orgInstagram: @catskill_animal_sanctuaryYouTube: Catskill Animal SanctuaryTikTok: @CASanctuary

Last month, a New York court ruled that Happy the elephant should not legally be considered a person. An organization called the Nonhuman Rights Project had sued the Bronx Zoo for “imprisoning” Happy, arguing it should be set free since it showed signs of “self-awareness.”  “While no one disputes the impressive capabilities of elephants. ...” Janet DiFiore, the chief judge, wrote, “[h]abeas corpus is a procedural vehicle intended to secure the liberty rights of human beings who are unlawfully restrained, not nonhuman animals.”    Confusion is inevitable whenever a culture untethers itself from all sources of truth. If there's no God, then people aren't in His image. So why shouldn't animals have the same rights we do? And if our rights aren't based in our design, the only option is to base them on some slippery criteria like “self-awareness” or intelligence. But, of course, that way of thinking also makes it possible to not extend human rights to certain humans.    According to Judge DiFiore, granting Happy “personhood status” would be legally “destabilizing.” In fact, the worldview that animated this legal comedy to begin with is destabilizing. When it comes to human rights, only Christianity offers solid ground.     

Gas prices may one of the most visible features of how the economy is doing.  We constantly see the rising prices on every street corner, but even as higher prices are a pain it isn't really the best metric for understanding the broader economy.  It's not always the case that the economy is falling apart as prices rise and that it speeds ahead if prices are lower.  Gas prices hit everyone differently, but as we see better fuel efficiency and richer households, a better indicator for how much pain is at the pump is how much disposable income people are spending on gas.  Rebecca Leber, senior reporter at Vox, joins us for how that number is still relatively low at the moment. Next, a couple of recent stories about when an animal or even an artificial intelligence can be considered a person have sparked conversations on the evolving thought on who or what is deserving of moral consideration.  First, is Happy the elephant who was not granted legal personhood in a case in New York filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project.  Second, is the story of the Google engineer who believed that an AI language model had become sentient.  Expert consensus said that no, the AI had not gained sentience and the engineer was put on leave.  Kenny Torella, staff writer at Vox, joins us for what this says about us and how these questions will increasingly be raised. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elizabeth Stein, an attorney with the Nonhuman Rights Project, discusses New York's highest court, in a divided decision, turning down their case to get Happy the Elephant recognized as a legal person entitled to protection against unlawful imprisonment and released from the Bronx Zoo where she lives alone in a one acre exhibit. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elizabeth Stein, an attorney with the Nonhuman Rights Project, discusses New York's highest court, in a divided decision, turning down their case to get Happy the Elephant recognized as a legal person entitled to protection against unlawful imprisonment and released from the Bronx Zoo where she lives alone in a one acre exhibit. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Norm opens the show with an announcement: he has entered an appearance on behalf of Joe Biggs and will stand between the incarcerated and persecuted Proud Boys member and the federal government in its pursuit of a seditious conspiracy conviction behind the events of January 6. More on this as it develops.  Norm then criticizes the January 6 Committee for its unexpected request for "more time" to prepare for its own hearings. Rome is burning and the Committee doesn't have a fire extinguisher? Get a grip! The next few minutes of the opening segment are Norm's appeal to the citizens of Connecticut. Republican frontrunner in primary to challenge Richard Blumenthal this November in Connecticut's U.S. Senate race is Themis Klarides.  What does she have in common with the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz?  The main topic of today's show, however, is the story of Happy the Elephant. Happy has made headlines in recent days for something really incredible. The case brought before New York's highest court, the New York Court of Appeals, by the Nonhuman Rights Project, finally hit a wall. No, Happy the Elephant is not a human.  Norm spends time discussing the absurdity that this case even made it as far as it did and exploring the boundaries of personhood in his analysis of Happy's case.  He gets a call from Lisa Wexler and they volley back and forth about the merits of the Happy case. Of course, Norm invites the discussion in an effort to transition the conversation to that about Artificial Intelligence and our declining appreciation for what it is about humanity that cannot be obtained in a lab or by a computer.  Like, share, and subscribe. Norm is live every weekday from 12pm ET to 2pm ET on WICC 600AM/107.3FM. Stream the Norm Pattis Show at https://www.wicc600.com/. Follow @PattisPodcast on Twitter. 

Norm opens the show with an announcement: he has entered an appearance on behalf of Joe Biggs and will stand between the incarcerated and persecuted Proud Boys member and the federal government in its pursuit of a seditious conspiracy conviction behind the events of January 6. More on this as it develops.  Norm then criticizes the January 6 Committee for its unexpected request for "more time" to prepare for its own hearings. Rome is burning and the Committee doesn't have a fire extinguisher? Get a grip! The next few minutes of the opening segment are Norm's appeal to the citizens of Connecticut. Republican frontrunner in primary to challenge Richard Blumenthal this November in Connecticut's U.S. Senate race is Themis Klarides.  What does she have in common with the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz?  The main topic of today's show, however, is the story of Happy the Elephant. Happy has made headlines in recent days for something really incredible. The case brought before New York's highest court, the New York Court of Appeals, by the Nonhuman Rights Project, finally hit a wall. No, Happy the Elephant is not a human.  Norm spends time discussing the absurdity that this case even made it as far as it did and exploring the boundaries of personhood in his analysis of Happy's case.  He gets a call from Lisa Wexler and they volley back and forth about the merits of the Happy case. Of course, Norm invites the discussion in an effort to transition the conversation to that about Artificial Intelligence and our declining appreciation for what it is about humanity that cannot be obtained in a lab or by a computer.  Like, share, and subscribe. Norm is live every weekday from 12pm ET to 2pm ET on WICC 600AM/107.3FM. Stream the Norm Pattis Show at https://www.wicc600.com/. Follow @PattisPodcast on Twitter. 

Kicking it off with the Daily Buzz Question. New York's Court of Appeals has ruled that Happy the Elephant is not a human and therefore, the Bronx Zoo is not violating her rights by holding her in captivity. The 5-2 decision is in response to a lawsuit brought by the Nonhuman Rights Project that argued a writ of habeas corpus is intended to protect the liberty of human beings. Over the weekend, police in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho arrested 31 Patriot Front members who had loaded into a Uhaul with plans to start a riot at a nearby Pride celebration. Not long after, the police department started getting death and doxxing threats. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kicking it off with the Daily Buzz Question. New York's Court of Appeals has ruled that Happy the Elephant is not a human and therefore, the Bronx Zoo is not violating her rights by holding her in captivity. The 5-2 decision is in response to a lawsuit brought by the Nonhuman Rights Project that argued a writ of habeas corpus is intended to protect the liberty of human beings. Over the weekend, police in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho arrested 31 Patriot Front members who had loaded into a Uhaul with plans to start a riot at a nearby Pride celebration. Not long after, the police department started getting death and doxxing threats. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 278 of District of Conservation, Gabriella talks with Theresa McMahan. Theresa is the Program Manager for Protect The Harvest and Lucas Oil Products, Inc. and has been with the company since 2013. Gabriella and Theresa discuss the Nonhuman Rights Project suing the Bronx Zoo claiming they are depriving Happy the Elephant is being wrongfully detained by the zoo and deserves human rights. Tune in! SHOW NOTES Protect the Harvest Habeas Corpus N.Y. Judges Irritated, Skeptical of Anti-Hunting Group's Claims That Happy the Human is a Human Nonhuman Rights Project: Happy the Client PTH: Happy the Elephant Isn't Human Bronx Zoo: NRP Continues to Misuse the Writ of Habeas Corpus, Potentially Risking the Health and Welfare of Happy, An Elephant at the Bronx Zoo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district-of-conservation/support

Anybody who supports the show RIGHT NOW, during our June 2020 Fund Drive, will be entered to win a $500 Airbnb gift card, AND will receive an adorable limited-edition Outside/In axolotl sticker.Click here to donate to Outside/In right now. Happy has lived in New York City's Bronx Zoo for years. To visitors, she's a lone Asian elephant. But to a team of animal rights lawyers, she's a prisoner. They've petitioned state courts for a writ of Habeas Corpus; a legal maneuver that, if granted, would declare Happy a legal person who deserves to be freed. It's the latest case in an ongoing fight to extend basic human rights to animals – one that could have big repercussions in the natural world. Because this is a case that deals with animals AND the law, two podcasts from New Hampshire Public Radio have teamed up to take it on: Outside/In and Civics 101. We always hear about the animal rights movement… but what rights do animals actually have? Featuring: Maneesha Deckha, Kevin Schneider SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In. Subscribe to our FREE newsletter.Follow Outside/In on Instagram or Twitter, or join our private discussion group on Facebook LINKSListen and subscribe to Civics 101!Check out which animals don't get covered by the country's biggest anti-cruelty law, the Animal Welfare Act, here.Nonhuman Rights Project founder, Steven Wise, explained why he compares the plight of nonhuman animals to the plight of enslaved people in a wide-ranging interview with University of Toronto law professor Angela Fernandez in 2018. The New Yorker wrote about Happy the elephant's legal case earlier this year. You can rent the HBO Documentary about Tommy the chimpanzee, Unlocking the Cage, on Apple TV.We weren't able to dive into it in this episode, but Maneesha has made a compelling case for not fighting for personhood for animals – instead, there should be a distinct third classification known as “legal beings.” Check out her lecture on it here.  CREDITSHosts: Nate Hegyi, Hannah McCarthy, Nick CapodiceReported and produced by: Nate HegyiEditing by Taylor Quimby, with help and feedback from Nick Capodice, Hannah McCarthy, Rebecca Lavoie, and Nate HegyiRebecca Lavoie is our Executive ProducerMusic for this episode by El Flaco Collective, The Fly Guy Five, Jules Gaia, and Peerless. Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio

Kelly Carlin, executive producer of HBO's new documentary "George Carlin's American Dream," directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio which chronicles the life and work of Kelly's father and legendary comedian; After addressing the NRA on Friday, Senator Ted Cruz  tried to eat sushi with his family when he was confronted by our guest Gun Control Activist Benjamin Hernandez.    (2:03)  David Does the News: Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul crashes his car while driving drunk; How to end gun violence; Joe Biden; Ted Cruz;  The NRA  (57:49) "USA of Distraction" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (1:03:27)  Benjamin Hernandez (Founder of Human Age Digital & Co-Founder of Vote Simple) Benjamin Hernandez is a Board Member at Indivisible Houston, a grassroots organization that holds politicians accountable, the CEO of Human Age Digital, a digital marketing firm providing progressive campaigns modern tools for digital outreach, and a Co-Founder of VoteSimple, a Texas based nonprofit dedicated to registering people of color and L-G-B-T-Q-plus individuals to vote.  (1:28:29)  The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) w/ Monica Miller (Consulting Attorney at Nonhuman Rights Project, Executive Director of the Humanist Legal Society) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn talks with Monica Miller from the Nonhuman Rights Project, where she's helped file a habeas  petition on behalf of a chimpanzee and argued a habeas  on behalf of an elephant in the NY Court of Appeals. She's also featured in the HBO documentary "Unlocking the Cage." (1:59:11)  Howie Klein (founder and treasurer of The Blue America PAC and author of Down With Tyranny) The Midterms: Howie tells us what happened  last Tuesday in Georgia and Texas, then he tells us what to expect on June 7 in California, New Jersey, Montana and Iowa. (2:30:59)  Kelly Carlin (Writer, Talker, Executive Producer of "George Carlin's American Dream") Kelly Carlin is a writer, author, speaker, producer, and performer. She's the host of “The Kelly Carlin Show” on Sirius XM and the podcast “Waking Up from the American Dream”,  author of “A Carlin Home Companion: Growing up with George,” and executive producer of the new HBO doc "George Carlin's American Dream". It's about her father, George. It's directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio. 2:59:47 Dr. Harriet Fraad (host of "Capitalism Hits Home") Mass murder in America. (3:30:29)  Professor Adnan Husain ("Guerrilla History" and "The Majlis" podcasts) w/ Professor David Schmid (author of "Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture", co-editor of "Globalization and the State in Contemporary Crime Fiction") What do the recent mass shootings demonstrate about the role that violence plays in American culture? Will things ever change? How do we maintain hope in the face of so much despair? David Schmid is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University at Buffalo, where he teaches courses in British and American fiction, cultural studies, and popular culture. He has published on a variety of subjects, including the nonfiction novel, celebrity, film adaptation, “Dracula”, and crime fiction, but much of his work focuses on violence and popular culture. He is the author of “Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture”, the co-author of “Zombie Talk: Culture, History, Politics”, the editor of “Violence in American Popular Culture”, and the co-editor of “Globalization and the State in Contemporary Crime Fiction: A World of Crime”. He has also recorded a series of video lectures for The Learning Company entitled “The Secrets of Great Mystery and Suspense Fiction”. He is currently working on a book about crime narratives in the Black Lives Matter era. (4:21:00)  Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube) Ethan's new book is "Today is Now!"  BUY ETHAN'S BOOK RIGHT NOW: https://www.amazon.com/Today-Now-Samuel-Benjamin-ebook/dp/B0B2F7BK4C  (4:45:32)  Professor Mary Anne Cummings (physicist and parks commissioner Aurora, Illinois) (5:10:18)  Jason Myles (co-host of "This is Revolution" podcast) Jason Myles is co-host, with Pascal Robert (“row-BEAR”) of "This is Revolution" podcast. San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler stands during national anthem on Memorial Day. Well that took courage. We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us!  Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast! Here's how: https://davidfeldmanshow.com/how-to-listen/ And Subscribe to this channel. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=PDTFTUJCCV3EW More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com Get Social With David: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidfeldmancomedy?ref=hl Twitter: https://twitter.com/David_Feldman_ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/david-feldman-show/id321997239

A court battle in New York may change the way we look at animals. Happy is a 51-year-old Asian elephant that's been living at the New York City Zoo since 1977. Court records show Happy has been kept in an enclosure separate from other elephants for the past 16 years. Florida-based Nonhuman Rights Project is a civil rights organisation and four years ago they started campaigning for Happy to be released to an elephant sanctuary, saying the animal was being illegally imprisoned. Joining us now is Steven Wise, co founder and president of the organisation.

For the first time, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador has recognized the legal rights of nonhuman animals. The ruling not only elevates the legal status of nonhuman animals under Ecuador's constitutional rights of nature but also requires that new legislation be drafted to protect the rights of animals. The court's ruling was the result of a habeas corpus action filed by Ana Beatriz Burbano Proaño on behalf of Estrellita, a woolly monkey who had lived in her home for 18 years. Environmental authorities had forcibly seized the monkey on the grounds that possessing a wild animal is prohibited by Ecuador law. Estrellita died within a month of being relocated to a zoo. How does this breakthrough ruling impact animals in other parts of the world, including the United States? Let's find out with our esteemed legal panel from the Nonhuman Rights Project and Harvard, including some of those who worked on the case. Please support the groundbreaking work of the Nonhuman Rights Project at: www.nonhumanrights.org.

For the first time, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador has recognized the legal rights of nonhuman animals. The ruling not only elevates the legal status of nonhuman animals under Ecuador's constitutional rights of nature but also requires that new legislation be drafted to protect the rights of animals. The court's ruling was the result of a habeas corpus action filed by Ana Beatriz Burbano Proaño on behalf of Estrellita, a woolly monkey who had lived in her home for 18 years. Environmental authorities had forcibly seized the monkey on the grounds that possessing a wild animal is prohibited by Ecuador law. Estrellita died within a month of being relocated to a zoo. How does this breakthrough ruling impact animals in other parts of the world, including the United States? Let's find out with our esteemed legal panel from the Nonhuman Rights Project and Harvard, including some of those who worked on the case. Please support the groundbreaking work of the Nonhuman Rights Project at: www.nonhumanrights.org.

For the first time, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador has recognized the legal rights of nonhuman animals. The ruling not only elevates the legal status of nonhuman animals under Ecuador's constitutional rights of nature but also requires that new legislation be drafted to protect the rights of animals. The court's ruling was the result of a habeas corpus action filed by Ana Beatriz Burbano Proaño on behalf of Estrellita, a woolly monkey who had lived in her home for 18 years. Environmental authorities had forcibly seized the monkey on the grounds that possessing a wild animal is prohibited by Ecuador law. Estrellita died within a month of being relocated to a zoo. How does this breakthrough ruling impact animals in other parts of the world, including the United States? Let's find out with our esteemed legal panel from the Nonhuman Rights Project and Harvard, including some of those who worked on the case. Please support the groundbreaking work of the Nonhuman Rights Project at: www.nonhumanrights.org.

“The reason that you should accept our client as having rights is because we're showing what an extraordinary being she is. These beings have mirror self-recognition, they know that they are elephants. In fact, we listed 42 different, highly complex cognitive abilities that elephants have. If you didn't know it was an elephant, you'd think [I was] talking about what a human being does.” - Steven Wise     There is an elephant who lives all by herself in a small enclosure at the Bronx Zoo. Her name is Happy. She arrived at the zoo in 1977, a few years after she'd been kidnapped from the wild in Thailand. The Bronx Zoo claims that Happy is Happy. The best elephant cognition scientist in the world have argued that she's anything but. And most of us regular human beings can see that an isolated elephant in a tiny enclosure is not living a good life. Steven Wise is the founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project. In 2018, the Nonhuman Rights Project brought a petition for writ of habeas corpus on Happy's behalf. Habeas corpus is a common law right that protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment. In Happy's case, the NhRP are seeking recognition of her fundamental right to bodily liberty and transfer to an elephant sanctuary. Last spring, the New York court of appeals, the highest court in the state of New York, agreed to hear Happy's case. This is the first time in history that the highest court of any English-speaking jurisdiction will hear a habeas corpus case brought on behalf of someone other than a human being. In a story for the Atlantic, Jill Lepore called Happy's case, “the most important animal-rights case of the 21st Century.” Steven Wise has been working toward this since 1980. LINKS: The Nonhuman Rights Project  https://www.nonhumanrights.org/ Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/nonhuman.rights.project/ Twitter  https://twitter.com/nonhumanrights FB  https://www.facebook.com/NonhumanRights Steven's TED Talk   https://www.ted.com/speakers/steven_wise

Steven M. Wise—founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP); an attorney, author, and legal scholar, Wise is leading NhRP's pioneering effort to free an elephant named Happy from […] The post Steven M. Wise, founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project first appeared on Talking Animals.

Private Companies Pledge $1.2 Billion in Investments to Central American Northern Triangle Vice President Kamala Harris announced a total of $1.2 billion worth of infrastructure and economic development investments in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras from high-earning corporations like Microsoft, Mastercard and PepsiCo. Oscar Chacón, Executive Director of Alianza Americas says while this public, private partnership is a step in the right direction, more is needed like leveraging the far greater $22 billion in remittances from Central Americans working in the United States.  Food Insecurity in the Military We speak with Shannon Razsadin, President and Executive Director of the Military Family Advisory Network about food insecurity in the military. Happy the Elephant Could Change the Face of Animal Rights Happy finds herself at the center of a legal case that could shift our notion of legal personhood as we know it. An organization called the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a writ of habeas corpus, or claim of unlawful detention, on behalf of Happy, all in an effort to get her rehomed to a sanctuary. Right now, you can only use a habeas corpus petition on behalf of a person. Happy's case will go before New York State's highest court, the Court of Appeals, sometime in 2022. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Jill Lepore, the David Woods Kemper Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker. She recently wrote about Happy the elephant for The Atlantic.  For transcripts, see individual segments page. 

Private Companies Pledge $1.2 Billion in Investments to Central American Northern Triangle Vice President Kamala Harris announced a total of $1.2 billion worth of infrastructure and economic development investments in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras from high-earning corporations like Microsoft, Mastercard and PepsiCo. Oscar Chacón, Executive Director of Alianza Americas says while this public, private partnership is a step in the right direction, more is needed like leveraging the far greater $22 billion in remittances from Central Americans working in the United States.  Food Insecurity in the Military We speak with Shannon Razsadin, President and Executive Director of the Military Family Advisory Network about food insecurity in the military. Happy the Elephant Could Change the Face of Animal Rights Happy finds herself at the center of a legal case that could shift our notion of legal personhood as we know it. An organization called the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a writ of habeas corpus, or claim of unlawful detention, on behalf of Happy, all in an effort to get her rehomed to a sanctuary. Right now, you can only use a habeas corpus petition on behalf of a person. Happy's case will go before New York State's highest court, the Court of Appeals, sometime in 2022. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Jill Lepore, the David Woods Kemper Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker. She recently wrote about Happy the elephant for The Atlantic.  For transcripts, see individual segments page. 

Effective secular activism takes on a number of forms and issues, and builds connections across many different – and often unexpected – groups of like-minded people. In this episode, we talk with Monica Miller, the Legal Director and Senior Counsel for the American Humanist Association and an attorney with the Nonhuman Rights Project, and learn how an early interest in animal rights led to her arguing a separation of church and state case in the US Supreme Court. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the legal biases against the rights of humanists in prison, efforts to get animals like elephants and great apes the status of “legal personhood,” and how her work connects religious activists and vegetarian Satanists. We also find out whether a true humanist can consume animal products or own a pet.In the bonus content, available exclusively for Patreon subscribers, Monica tells us about her experience arguing in front of the Supreme Court and some behind the scenes details of filming the HBO documentary, “Unlocking the Cage.”For more on Monica: https://americanhumanist.org/about/staff/miller-monica/Follow Monica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mon_L_MillerNonhuman Rights Project: https://www.nonhumanrights.org/American Humanist Association: https://americanhumanist.org/Unlocking the Cage documentary: ​​https://www.unlockingthecagethefilm.com/Follow Nathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NathGAlexanderNathan's website: https://www.nathangalexander.com/If you find the podcast valuable and want to support it, check out our Patreon page, where you will also find bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/beyond_atheism You can also contribute by going to https://anchor.fm/beyond-atheism and clicking the “Support” button. We are grateful for every contribution.

After our episode on Cocaine Hippos, we were contacted by previous guest and all-star attorney Monica Miller about the efforts to free Happy the Elephant. Monica works with the Nonhuman Rights Project, and they are utilizing a fascinating legal strategy to try to free certain animals from captivity. She takes us through the case and the law! In the first segment, we've got a number of OA was wrongs and rights, about hippos, Mark Jensen, AMD, and more. Links: Wild New York YouTube, Larry Tribe op-ed, National Geographic coverage, Martha Nussbaum amicus

Kevin Schneider is the Executive Director of the Nonhuman Rights Project. The NhRP was featured in the documentary Unlocking the Cage and works to secure fundamental rights for nonhuman animals through litigation, legislation, and education. Specifically, the NhRP is involved in ongoing litigation to change the common law status of great apes, elephants, dolphins, and whales from mere “things” to “legal persons” that possess such fundamental rights as bodily liberty and bodily integrity. Kevin earned his law degree from Florida State University in 2013 with a specialization in environmental and land use law. He graduated with a B.A. in political science from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, in 2009. We discuss the differences between animal welfare laws and rights, the history of habeas corpus, the legal definition and application of personhood, the clients of the NhRP, and the common counter arguments of opponents to legal rights for nonhuman animals. Links from episode Nonhuman Rights Project Nonhuman Rights Project Progress Happy the Elephant Elephant Mirror Test Dolphin Mirror Test Chimpanzee Memory Test Unlocking the Cage Sandra's personhood status in Argentina 

Animals are not things. They are living, breathing, thinking, feeling beings. That's why In Defense of Animals and Animals & Media are calling for an update to the Associated Press Stylebook's recommendation on the use of personal pronouns for nonhuman animals. They are joined by more than 80 respected leaders and scholars in animal advocacy and conservation who support this change, including renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, biologists Dr. Marc Bekoff and Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, and leaders of organizations such as Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Mercy For Animals, Encompass, Animals & Society Institute, Animal Outlook, Nonhuman Rights Project, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, JaneUnChained News and other media organizations, such as Sentient Media, We Animals Media, the Journal of Critical Animal Studies and Animal Sentience journal. The scientific consensus is that nonhuman animals are conscious beings — someone not something —  and the language we use should reflect that. Here to talk about it with JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell is IDA' s Alicia Graef.

Animals are not things. They are living, breathing, thinking, feeling beings. That's why In Defense of Animals and Animals & Media are calling for an update to the Associated Press Stylebook's recommendation on the use of personal pronouns for nonhuman animals. They are joined by more than 80 respected leaders and scholars in animal advocacy and conservation who support this change, including renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, biologists Dr. Marc Bekoff and Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, and leaders of organizations such as Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Mercy For Animals, Encompass, Animals & Society Institute, Animal Outlook, Nonhuman Rights Project, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, JaneUnChained News and other media organizations, such as Sentient Media, We Animals Media, the Journal of Critical Animal Studies and Animal Sentience journal. The scientific consensus is that nonhuman animals are conscious beings — someone not something —  and the language we use should reflect that. Here to talk about it with JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell is IDA' s Alicia Graef.

Animals are not things. They are living, breathing, thinking, feeling beings. That’s why In Defense of Animals and Animals & Media are calling for an update to the Associated Press Stylebook’s recommendation on the use of personal pronouns for nonhuman animals. They are joined by more than 80 respected leaders and scholars in animal advocacy and conservation who support this change, including renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, biologists Dr. Marc Bekoff and Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, and leaders of organizations such as Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Mercy For Animals, Encompass, Animals & Society Institute, Animal Outlook, Nonhuman Rights Project, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, JaneUnChained News and other media organizations, such as Sentient Media, We Animals Media, the Journal of Critical Animal Studies and Animal Sentience journal. The scientific consensus is that nonhuman animals are conscious beings — someone not something —  and the language we use should reflect that. Here to talk about it with JaneUnChained.com's Jane Velez-Mitchell is IDA’ s Alicia Graef.

K-9 officer Luna, the 3-year-old Dutch shepherd killed last week responding to a domestic violence call, was honored by a procession last Saturday, one that began at the emergency veterinary clinic where she died after being shot by the suspect, and ending at the pet cremation services building in Scanlon. K-9 officer Luna's death sums up the dichotomy: she was sent after the suspect because she was not a human (and presumably to save human lives) and yet she was mourned and celebrated much as a human officer would be for bravery and sacrifice. So what makes a person? In recent years, the idea of "non-human personhood" has evolved, including such diverse entities as corporations and an orangutan named Sandra. So how do we start unpacking what makes a person - and what excludes someone from "personhood"? The questions - and the stakes - are more important than you might think. You can learn more about "non-human personhood" at the Nonhuman Rights Project's website . And the ACLU just

Thai researcher converts feathers into food; School district pays $187K to atheists harmed by graduation prayer; Botanists declare Madagascar flower is ugliest orchid; Appeals court rejects Nonhuman Rights Project lawsuit; NY Times promotes paganized Messiah; New UK Police program allows people to report their "extremist" friends and relatives . . . and other articles reviewed during this January 4, 2021, broadcast of Answers News. - - - - - - - - - - - Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. - - - - - - - - - - - Genesis 2:19-20 Articles reviewed: Nobody asked for this! Researcher recycles chicken feathers into “edible” food. https://notthebee.com/article/choke-me-on-a-chicken-feather-researcher-recycles-chicken-feathers-into-edible-food SC school board settles lawsuit with atheist group over student led graduation prayers https://www.christianpost.com/news/south-carolina-school-board-settles-lawsuit-with-atheist-group-over-student-led-prayer-graduations.html Newly discovered orchid species labelled ugliest in the world https://www.newscientist.com/article/2263273-newly-discovered-orchid-species-labelled-the-ugliest-in-the-world/ Animals are not ‘persons': Appeals court upholds ruling over Bronx Zoo elephant https://fox59.com/news/animals-are-not-persons-appeals-court-upholds-ruling-over-bronx-zoo-elephant/ NYT Promotes a Pro-LGBT Handel's 'Messiah,' with Jesus as a Muslim Woman https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/nyt-promotes-a-pro-lgbt-handels-messiah-with-jesus-as-a-muslim-woman.html UK Police launch program to report ‘extremist' friends, relatives for re-education https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/uk-police-launch-program-to-report-extremist-friends-relatives-for-re-education A Surprisingly Simple Biochemistry Rule Drives the Evolution of Useless Complexity https://scitechdaily.com/a-surprisingly-simple-biochemistry-rule-drives-the-evolution-of-useless-complexity/ 2020's science superlatives include the oldest, highest and grossest discoveries https://www.sciencenews.org/article/2020-science-superlatives-oldest-highest-grossest-discoveries Most never married US adults hope to get married someday, despite culture shift: poll https://www.christianpost.com/news/most-never-married-us-adults-hope-to-get-married-someday.html - - - - - - - - - - - Photo by Sasin Tipchai https://pixabay.com/photos/girl-africa-animals-asia-cambodia-1822525/ - - - - - - - - - - - --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/answerstv/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/answerstv/support

On this classic ID the Future, hear more from bioethicist Wesley J. Smith about The War on Humans. In this episode of the series, hear about the legal movement to establish legal rights for animals, and even plants. Smith examines the meaning of the term “personhood” and its implications for human rights. Source

Susan Witkin, of the New York City Bar Association's Animal Law Committee, speaks to Kevin Schneider and Elizabeth Stein of the Nonhuman Rights Project about their organization and the cases it is bringing on behalf of nonhuman animals, including Happy the Elephant.

In this episode I talk with Kevin Schneider - Executive Director of the Nonhuman Rights Project. The Nonhuman Rights Project is the only civil rights organization in the United States dedicated solely to securing rights for nonhuman animals. They work to achieve their mission in three key ways: Litigation, Legislation and Education.

Monica Miller, Legal Director and Senior Counsel with American Humanist Association joins Sarah on Freethought in Florida to chat about the SCOTUS rulings in Espinoza and Little Sisters of the Poor, plus some upcoming SCOTUS and lower court cases to watch for. And we litigate the proper pronunciation of “amicus” and talk about the great work of the Nonhuman Rights Project. Join us virtually for the AHA's annual conference August 8th - Register Here: https://conference.americanhumanist.org

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This week we're joined by Monica Miller, the Legal Director and Senior Counsel at the American Humanist Association's Appignani Humanist Legal Center and Executive Director of the Humanist Legal Society. We discuss her work fighting for the rights of Humanists and church state separation. We also talk about her work with the Nonhuman Rights Project. Twitter - @Mon_L_Miller Email us at contact@atheistnomads.com or leave us a voice message using atheistnomads.com/speakpipe Support the show at atheistnomads.com/donate Subscribe at atheistnomads.com/subscribe This episode is brought to you by: Jimmy Ninetoes Daniel M Rebecca P Pat Acks from the Humanists of Idaho Darryl G Rachel B George G Kim B SoJo Jen Erik from Wyoming The Flying Skeptic And by our $1 patrons and those who want no reward. You can find us online at www.atheistnomads.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@atheistnomads.com, and leave us a voice message using SpeakPipe. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.

This week we're joined by Monica Miller, the Legal Director and Senior Counsel at the American Humanist Association's Appignani Humanist Legal Center and Executive Director of the Humanist Legal Society. We discuss her work fighting for the rights of Humanists and church state separation. We also talk about her work with the Nonhuman Rights Project. Twitter - @Mon_L_Miller Email us at contact@atheistnomads.com or leave us a voice message using atheistnomads.com/speakpipe Support the show at atheistnomads.com/donate Subscribe at atheistnomads.com/subscribe This episode is brought to you by: Jimmy Ninetoes Daniel M Rebecca P Pat Acks from the Humanists of Idaho Darryl G Rachel B George G Kim B SoJo Jen Erik from Wyoming The Flying Skeptic And by our $1 patrons and those who want no reward. You can find us online at www.atheistnomads.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@atheistnomads.com, and leave us a voice message using SpeakPipe. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.

Steven Wise, attorney and founder of the Nonhuman Rights Project, discusses Judge Alison Tuitt's dismissal of the petition to get Happy the Elephant transferred from her exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, isolated from other elephants, to an elephant sanctuary. The judge did find that Happy was an intelligent autonomous being, "an extraordinary animal with complex cognitive abilities." He speaks to host June Grasso. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Steven Wise, attorney and founder of the Nonhuman Rights Project, discusses Judge Alison Tuitt’s dismissal of the petition to get Happy the Elephant transferred from her exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, isolated from other elephants, to an elephant sanctuary. The judge did find that Happy was an intelligent autonomous being, "an extraordinary animal with complex cognitive abilities." He speaks to host June Grasso.

Today we're discussing civil rights, however, probably not what first comes to your mind, considering these turbulent times. With my guest Steven Wise, the founder and president of The Nonhuman Rights Project, the only civil rights organization in the United States working gain legally recognized and fundamental rights for nonhuman animals in the courtroom. One by one, these cases of law of personhood are gaining a groundswell of movement, a paradigm shift of how we interact and perceive the other earthlings and non-humans we live amongst and with. The paradigm shift holds hope that eventually, we humans will shift our mindset to understand that earth is a person, with the full associated rights of law. We humans have given ‘personhood' to corporations, which may be at the bottom of these entities breaking her apart for sheer economic gains. With these cases one by one, NhRP activism globally builds the human mindset that all life on earth has basic civil rights

I think within five years, we will absolutely see… the first nonhuman animals recognized as holders of rights in the US; ‘persons'... [I don't think] the gates [would be] flung open if we start to see one or two species recognized as having rights… I don't see this at all as a linear path. We file the cases that we do and the work that we do and hope to achieve discrete outcomes, but we're also very mindful of the fact that other judges [cite] us in cases that we don't file… We've seen more and more judges citing our cases approvingly to say, ‘look, the relationship between humans and animals is changing; we need to take their interests more seriously'- Kevin SchneiderThe Nonhuman Rights Project has litigated in US courts for four chimpanzees and four elephants. But can litigation for a small number of animals drive a wider expansion of the moral circle? What are the risks of this approach? How can animal advocates maximize the chances of positive impact for animals while pursuing this strategy?Since 2015, Kevin Schneider has been the executive director of the Nonhuman Rights Project, previously having worked in private legal practice.Topics discussed in the episode:The NhRP's plans for legislative campaigns (5:05)Whether litigation should focus on farmed animals or chimpanzees and elephants (13:28)How legal change interacts with public opinion and wider social change (29:00)The insights from forthcoming public polling supported by the NhRP on rights for particular species, and the implications of this (37:28)The decisions made by the NhRP in selecting particular states and legal strategies to focus on (46:49)How litigating for legal personhood for animals compares to enforcing and expanding the scope of existing legal protections for animals (1:00:30)What the NhRP has learned from its study of historical social movements and the risks of using this sort of evidence (1:08:03)The NhRP's priorities for media coverage (1:13:08)How the NhRP interacts with advocates in other countries (1:32:08)Why the NhRP is not greatly constrained by either funding or by a lack of talented applicants to their job roles (1:42:33)How current legal professionals might (or might not) be able to help the NhRP (1:47:04)Why Kevin doesn't believe that there is much scope for new organizations to do similar work to the NhRP elsewhere in the US (1:51:00)How someone could best prepare to be an excellent candidate for a role at the NhRP and how Kevin's own career experiences have affected his work (1:59:12)Which professional legal experience might be most useful for animal advocates (2:04:40)Resources discussed in the episode:Resources by or about the NhRP:The NhRP's article in the Syracuse Law Review on home ruleSteven Wise of the NhRP's book, Rattling the CageThe litigation cases of the NhRPAnimal Charity Evaluators' review of the NhRPSteven Wise of the NhRP's book, Steven Wise, Though the Heavens May Fall, on the 1772 Somerset v. Stewart caseThe documentary on the NhRP's work, Unlocking the CageSupport the show (https://www.sentienceinstitute.org/donate)

The Nonhuman Rights Project has represented Beulah, Minnie and Karen - all elephants owned by the Commorford Zoo in Connecticut. She was 54 years old. A necropsy revealed she died of a heart-attack. As we went to press, Karen, another elephant locked up at this same zoo, also passed away. She too was a client of the Nonhuman Rights Project. For more information on these stories please visit the Western Mass Fox News: https://www.westernmassnews.com/news/details-emerge-into-lawsuit-over-commerford-elephants/article_a484d872-dabb-11e9-8ed9-c7098ab98a8a.html And the Non-Human Rights Project

Elephants, great apes, dolphins, and whales are incredibly complex, social, and intelligent creatures, but our legal system considers them to be “things,” meaning they have no more rights then a can of beans does. For too many years these animals have been taken from the wild, held captive, lived for decades in confinement, tested on, tortured, abused, isolated, or neglected.  Kevin Schneider is Executive Director of the Nonhuman Rights Project, an organization that is fighting to secure actual legal rights for these animals. Their lawsuits demand recognition of the legal personhood and fundamental right to bodily liberty of great apes, elephants, dolphins, and whales that are being held in captivity across the United States. Not out of concern for their welfare, but with respect to their individual rights.  Since 2013, the Nonhuman Rights Project has filed lawsuits on behalf of four captive chimpanzees and four captive elephants, including Happy, the saddest looking elephant in the state of New York. Happy has spent the past 13 years living in isolation at the Bronx Zoo. The Nonhuman Rights Project is fighting for her freedom, so that she can be released to an elephant sanctuary where she’ll have room to room and other elephants to spend her days with. In todays conversation Kevin shares why the Nonhuman Rights Project will not stop until these animals are considered persons in the eyes of the law and why it matters, not only for the animals, but for us humans too.  Kevin Schneider is Executive Director of the Nonhuman Rights Project, an organization fighting to secure actual legal rights for these animals through a state by state, country by country, long term litigation campaign. What that means is that their lawsuits demand recognition of the legal personhood and fundamental right to bodily liberty of these animals – the great apes, elephants, dolphins, and whales - that are being held in captivity across the United States. With the support of scientists, they argue that the common law courts must free these self-aware autonomous beings to appropriate sanctuaries, not out of concern for their welfare, but with respect to their individual rights. Since 2013, the Nonhuman Rights Project has filed lawsuits on behalf of four captive chimpanzees and four captive elephants, including Happy, the saddest looking elephant in the state of New York. Happy has spent the past 13 years living in isolation at the Bronx Zoo Lately, Happy’s case has been receiving all sorts of attention from the public, the press, and politicians alike, with a recent statement by New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, urging the Bronx Zoo to release Happy and Patty (the other isolated elephant at the zoo) to a sanctuary. The Nonhuman Right’s Project has just been assigned a judge in the Bronx to hear Happy’s case. Kevin is a man who clearly loves his work and is incredibly passionate about the fight for rights for these magnificent beings. He shares why the Nonhuman Rights Project will not stop until these animals are considered persons in the eyes of the law and why it matters, not only for the animals that they are fighting for, but for us humans too.

The Supreme Court has ruled that a 40-foot-tall Christian cross in Bladensburg, Maryland is actually a suitable war memorial for all war dead, even if they weren't Christian. I speak with Monica Miller, who argued the case before the Court on behalf of the American Humanist Association. We also talk about Monica's work with the Nonhuman Rights Project, an organization that seeks "to secure fundamental rights for nonhuman animals through litigation, legislation, and education." Monica and I also discuss the Court's refusal to hear a case brought by long-time activist Michael Newdow, challenging the phrase "In God We Trust" on all currency. (David Driscoll and I talked about Mr. Newdow back in show #84 in 2010, and I actually interviewed him waaay back in the pre-podcast days of 2002. Have a listen!) Theme music courtesy of Body Found. Follow American Freethought on the intertubes: Website: AmericanFreethought.com  Podcast Page: http://americanfreethought.libsyn.com  Twitter: @AMERFREETHOUGHT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/21523473365/ Libsyn Classic Feed: https://americanfreethought.libsyn.com/rss Find out how to support the show here and here. Contact: john@americanfreethought.com

Laughing rats, sorrowful elephants, joyful chimpanzees.  The more carefully we observe, and the more we learn about animals, the closer their emotional lives appear to resemble our own.  Most would agree that we should minimize the physical suffering of animals, but should we give equal consideration to their emotional stress?  Bioethicist Peter Singer weighs in. Meanwhile, captivity that may be ethical: How human-elephant teamwork in Asia may help protect an endangered species. Guests: Frans de Waal - Primatologist and biologist at Emory University; author of “Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves.”  Watch the video of Mama and Jan Van Hooff. Peter Singer – Philosopher, professor of bioethics at Princeton University. Jacob Shell - Professor of geography at Temple University, and author of “Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants.” Kevin Schneider - Executive director of the Nonhuman Rights Project

Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project, discusses its legal strategy to get Happy the elephant, who has been living alone at the Bronx Zoo for more than a decade, transferred to an elephant sanctuary.  He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso

Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project, discusses its legal strategy to get Happy the elephant, who has been living alone at the Bronx Zoo for more than a decade, transferred to an elephant sanctuary.  He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week we interview Kevin Schneider, an attorney and the Executive Director of the Nonhuman Rights Project. Founded in 1996 by attorney Steven M. Wise, the Nonhuman Rights Project works to secure legally recognized fundamental rights for nonhuman animals through litigation, advocacy, and education. Their mission is to change the legal status of at least some nonhuman animals from mere “things,” which lack the capacity to possess any legal right, to “persons,” who possess such fundamental rights as bodily integrity and bodily liberty and those other legal rights to which evolving standards of morality, scientific discovery, and human experience entitle them. Music by Izaak Opatz & Sun Araw

The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) is a civil rights organization based in the United States, working to secure legally recognized fundamental rights for nonhuman animals such as apes, cetaceans, and elephants, through litigation, advocacy, and education. We discuss the NhRP's legal attempts to use the writ of habeas corpus to attain legal personhood for animals with Steven Wise, the Founder and President of The Nonhuman Rights Project and Kevin Schneider, the NhRP’s Executive Director.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) is a civil rights organization based in the United States, working to secure legally recognized fundamental rights for nonhuman animals such as apes, cetaceans, and elephants, through litigation, advocacy, and education. We discuss the NhRP's legal attempts to use the writ of habeas corpus to attain legal personhood for animals with Steven Wise, the Founder and President of The Nonhuman Rights Project and Kevin Schneider, the NhRP’s Executive Director.

Animal cruelty is notoriously under-prosecuted, but even when there is a successful conviction, the outcome isn't always ideal. Learn about a man convicted of animal offences in Saskatchewan who packed up, moved to B.C. and just had dozens of dogs seized once again. The hosts also discuss an Alberta breeder who is awaiting trial on animal cruelty charges, yet is allowed to carry on with his breeding business in the meantime because he wasn't subject to bail restrictions. Meanwhile, a Nova Scotia woman starved a bunny rabbit to death and a PEI man severely neglected 10 dogs (five had to be euthanized), but they each received only a short ban on animal ownership, and got to keep other animals already in their possession.

Steven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP). He has taught animal rights law at Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, John Marshall Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and is the author of numerous books and articles. He has practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the US and his work on the legal personhood of chimpanzees and elephants has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, BBC, and The Guardian, among others, as well as in the HBO documentary movie Unlocking the Cage. Steven gave this lecture at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 5 April 2018. This talk was part of the “Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy” series. For more information on the talk series, visit: http://www.talkinganimals.co.uk This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

Steven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP). He has taught animal rights law at Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, John Marshall Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and is the author of numerous books and articles. He has practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the US and his work on the legal personhood of chimpanzees and elephants has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, BBC, and The Guardian, among others, as well as in the HBO documentary movie Unlocking the Cage. Steven gave this lecture at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 5 April 2018. This talk was part of the “Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy” series. For more information on the talk series, visit: http://www.talkinganimals.co.uk This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

Steven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP). He has taught animal rights law at Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, John Marshall Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and is the author of numerous books and articles. He has practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the US and his work on the legal personhood of chimpanzees and elephants has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, BBC, and The Guardian, among others, as well as in the HBO documentary movie Unlocking the Cage. Steven gave this lecture at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 5 April 2018. This talk was part of the “Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy” series. For more information on the talk series, visit: http://www.talkinganimals.co.uk.

Steven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP). He has taught animal rights law at Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, John Marshall Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and is the author of numerous books and articles. He has practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the US and his work on the legal personhood of chimpanzees and elephants has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, BBC, and The Guardian, among others, as well as in the HBO documentary movie Unlocking the Cage. Steven gave this lecture at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 5 April 2018. This talk was part of the “Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy” series. For more information on the talk series, visit: http://www.talkinganimals.co.uk This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

Steven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP). He has taught animal rights law at Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, John Marshall Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and is the author of numerous books and articles. He has practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the US and his work on the legal personhood of chimpanzees and elephants has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, BBC, and The Guardian, among others, as well as in the HBO documentary movie Unlocking the Cage. Steven gave this lecture at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 5 April 2018. This talk was part of the “Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy” series. For more information on the talk series, visit: http://www.talkinganimals.co.uk.

Steven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP). He has taught animal rights law at Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, John Marshall Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and is the author of numerous books and articles. He has practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the US and his work on the legal personhood of chimpanzees and elephants has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, BBC, and The Guardian, among others, as well as in the HBO documentary movie Unlocking the Cage. Steven gave this lecture at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 5 April 2018. This talk was part of the “Talking Animals, Law & Philosophy” series. For more information on the talk series, visit: http://www.talkinganimals.co.uk This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

This week, Mariann Sullivan talks with Garrett Broad about the challenges and opportunities related to diversity and inclusion in animal advocacy, how he balances his roles as a scholar and activist, and the results of a public opinion survey he recently conducted with the Nonhuman Rights Project about perceptions of legal rights for animals. Garrett Broad is an Assistant Professor in the Department… The post Episode 430: Garrett Broad and Uma Graham appeared first on Our Hen House.

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast,  Mariann will be speaking once again with Steven Wise, who heads up the Nonhuman Rights Project, and who was last on the podcast on Episodes 1 and 2 to tell us about […]

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast,  Mariann will be speaking once again with Steven Wise, who heads up the Nonhuman Rights Project, and who was last on the podcast on Episodes 1 and 2 to tell us about the litigation brought in New York State trying to free several chimpanzees living in New York. Today, Steve will be updating… The post Animal Law Podcast #32: The Case of the Enslaved Elephants appeared first on Our Hen House.

This show begins with Lori counting down the bite power of the ten strongest nonhuman biters, with many facts about the included animals. Featured are lions, grizzly bears, gorillas, and crocodiles. Lori continues with solid advice about one of the more neglected aspects of pet care, oral hygiene. Keeping up with brushing of your dog’s […]

Last November, an nonprofit called the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a suit seeking legal personhood for three elephants — Minnie, Beulah, and Karen — who are being kept at a Connecticut zoo. It's world's first lawsuit on behalf of captive elephants that asks they be recognized as persons with the right to bodily liberty. The Connecticut Superior Court where the case was filed dismissed the petition in December, but NhRP plans to re-file the case with some amendments. Host and Earth Island Journal Editor Maureen Nandini Mitra talks with two local animal rights activists — Joyce Tischler, co-founder of Animal Legal Defense Fund and Ed Stewart, president and cofounder of the Performing Animals Welfare Sanctuary or PAWS — about what legal personhood mean and if there is a need, at all, to designate some animals as nonhuman persons. The post Do Animals Need to Be Called ‘Persons'? appeared first on KPFA.

There is a great fight over the release of two chimpanzees, Tommy the chimpanzee, caged in a warehouse in Gloversville, New York, and Kiko, caged in a storefront at the Primary Sanctuary in Niagara Falls, New York. In a recent legal ruling by a New York appeals court, the court struck down the habeas appeal by the Nonhuman Rights Project. According to a Nonhuman Rights project press release, “the court held that the NhRP did not have the right to seek second writs of habeas corpus on behalf of Tommy and Kiko then gave certain non-binding opinions about granting legal personhood to nonhuman animals. The NhRP intends to seek appeal of this decision to New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals.” The Nonhuman Rights Project vows to continue to argue that the chimps’ capabilities require that they have the same fundamental rights as humans. Others have disagreed that this is not a “personhood issue” but rather a human responsibility issue. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams join guests, Steven M. Wise, president of the Nonhuman Rights Project, and Richard L. Cupp, J.D., the John W. Wade professor of law at Pepperdine University, as they discuss the recent legal ruling involving captive chimpanzees, the debate over animals as "legal persons,” animal rights, animal law, and next steps. Steven M. Wise is president of the Nonhuman Rights Project, the only civil rights organization in the United States working for the legal rights of nonhuman animals. Richard L. Cupp, J.D. is the John W. Wade professor of law at Pepperdine University, where he teaches torts, products liability, remedies, and animal law. Special thanks to our sponsors, Clio and Litera.

2017.03.07 World-renowned animal rights attorney Steven Wise talks about his ground-breaking efforts to win legal personhood status for highly intelligent animals such as chimpanzees, elephants, and whales. The author of four books on the history of animal law, he has gone toe to toe with some of the best legal minds in the world, in defense of his efforts on behalf of sentient beings with no rights to defend themselves. Wise made history by filing lawsuits on behalf of caged chimps, cases heard for the first time in U.S. civil courts. Speaker Steven M. Wise Founder and President, The Nonhuman Rights Project

Humans are animals—animals with rights. So what kinds of rights do non-human animals deserve? The right to liberty? The right to nurse their young? The right to socialize? In this episode, we interview two animal rights experts and ask them about chimps, cats, and personhood. We discuss common law, Jurassic Park, Ancient Rome, Woolly mammoths, and the Animal Welfare Act of 1966. This is Robot F. Kennedy. SHOW NOTES This episode is Part 2 on the topic of animal rights law, and its future impact on the way our society handles artificial general intelligence. You can listen to the first part here: https://soundcloud.com/robotfkennedy/3-an-act-of-nature Professor Sarah Schindler is currently a Fellow at the Program in Law and Public Affairs at Princeton University. She is an expert in the areas of land use law and urban policy, and teaches at the University of Maine School of Law. Professor Sarah Schindler: https://lapa.princeton.edu/people/sarah-schindler Twitter: https://twitter.com/SBschindler Steven Wise is a legal scholar who specializes in animal protection issues, primatology, and animal intelligence. He has taught animal rights law at Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, and Stanford University. He is a former president of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project. In 2016, he argued for the release of two chimpanzees before the New York Appellate Court, and the court is expected to issue its ruling in May of 2017. Mr. Steven Wise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_M._Wise Twitter: https://twitter.com/Steven_M_Wise The Non-Human Rights Project: http://www.nonhumanrights.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonhumanRights Unlocking the Cage, documentary on HBO Go: https://www.unlockingthecagethefilm.com/ The Guardian: “Woolly mammoth on verge of resurrection, scientists reveal” https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/16/woolly-mammoth-resurrection-scientists

Attorney Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project joins Curtis to talk about his quest to help Tommy and Kiko.

The latest documentary from the renowned filmmaking team of Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker (The War Room), UNLOCKING THE CAGE follows trailblazing animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. UNLOCKING THE CAGE premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Given that the Supreme Court has ruled that corporations are people, why not chimps? Attorney Steven Wise and his legal team, the Nonhuman Rights Project, are making history by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform an animal from a “thing” with no rights to a “person” with legal protections. Supported by affidavits from primatologists around the world, Wise maintains that, based on scientific evidence, cognitively complex animals such as chimpanzees, whales, dolphins and elephants have the capacity for limited personhood rights that would protect them from abuse. The filmmakers capture Wise’s progress: from the halls of academia to animal sanctuaries and zoos, and finally into the courtrooms where he makes a compelling case on behalf of four captive chimpanzees in New York State. UNLOCKING THE CAGE captures a monumental shift in our culture, as the public and judicial system show increasing receptiveness to Wise’s impassioned arguments. It is a provocative and intimate look at a lawsuit that could forever transform our legal system, and one man’s lifelong quest to protect “nonhuman” animals. Among the most renowned and recognized documentary filmmakers, co-directors Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker join us to talk about their latest groundbreaking film. For news and updates go to: unlockingthecage Get involved: nonhumanrightsproject.org and unlockingthecagethefilm.com/sanctuaries

We chat with Steven Wise, the central figure in the outstanding new documentary Unlocking the Cagethat will screen at the 2016 Melbourne International Film Festival.Unlocking the Cage follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. After thirty years of struggling with ineffective animal welfare laws, Steve and his legal team, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), are making history by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform an animal from a thing with no rights to a person with legal protections.Supported by affidavits from primatologists around the world, Steve maintains that, based on scientific evidence, cognitively complex animals such as chimpanzees, whales, dolphins, and elephants have the capacity for limited personhood rights (such as bodily liberty) that would protect them from physical abuse. Using writs of habeas corpus (historically used to free humans from unlawful imprisonment), Wise argues on behalf of four captive chimpanzees in New York State.Nonhuman Rights Project www.nonhumanrightsproject.orgOfficial Unlocking the Cage documentary website www.unlockingthecagethefilm.comSave the Chimps sanctuary www.savethechimps.orgPhoto courtesy of "Unlocking the Cage" filmmakers.

Legal personhood for chimpanzees has been a 30-year effort for attorney Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project, work that is explored in the groundbreaking documentary Unlocking the Cage. 

As you are probably aware, a decision just came down in one of the Nonhuman Rights Project‘s groundbreaking lawsuits regarding chimpanzees being held captive in New York State. Since the Animal Law Podcast had interviewed Steven Wise for Episode 1 regarding […]

As you are probably aware, a decision just came down in one of the Nonhuman Rights Project‘s groundbreaking lawsuits regarding chimpanzees being held captive in New York State. Since the Animal Law Podcast had interviewed Steven Wise for Episode 1 regarding these cases, we wanted to make sure you got this latest update. Fortunately, he graciously agreed to come back on and… The post Animal Law Podcast Episode 2 — Follow-Up with Steve Wise (ALREADY?!) appeared first on Our Hen House.

UPDATE — 7/31/15: As you are probably aware, a decision just came down in one of the Nonhuman Rights Project's groundbreaking lawsuits regarding chimpanzees being held captive in New York State. Since the Animal Law Podcast had interviewed Steven Wise for Episode 1 (BELOW), regarding these cases, we wanted to make sure you got this latest update. Fortunately, he graciously agreed to… The post The Animal Law Podcast is Here! Episode 1, Featuring Steve Wise appeared first on Our Hen House.

UPDATE — 7/31/15: As you are probably aware, a decision just came down in one of the Nonhuman Rights Project’s groundbreaking lawsuits regarding chimpanzees being held captive in New York State. Since the Animal Law Podcast had interviewed Steven Wise for […]

In 1872 the British merchant ship Mary Celeste was discovered drifting and apparently abandoned 600 miles off the coast of Portugal. In this episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll review this classic mystery of the sea: Why would 10 people flee a well-provisioned, seaworthy ship in fine weather? We'll also get an update on the legal rights of apes and puzzle over why a woman would not intervene when her sister is drugged. Sources for our segment on the Mary Celeste: Paul Begg, Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea, 2005. Charles Edey Fay, Mary Celeste: The Odyssey of an Abandoned Ship, 1942. J.L. Hornibrook, "The Case of the 'Mary Celeste': An Ocean Mystery," Chambers Journal, Sept. 17, 1904. Listener mail: George M. Walsh, "Chimpanzees Don't Have The Same Rights As Humans, New York Court Rules," Associated Press, Dec. 5, 2014. The opinion from the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division: The People of the State of New York ex rel. The Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc., on Behalf of Tommy, Appellant, v. Patrick C. Lavery, Individually and as an Officer of Circle L Trailer Sales, Inc., et al. "Orangutan in Argentina Zoo Recognised by Court as 'Non-Human Person'," Guardian, Dec. 21, 2014. Coffitivity "recreates the ambient sounds of a cafe to boost your creativity and help you work better." This week's lateral thinking puzzle was submitted by listener Nick Madrid. You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and all contributions are greatly appreciated. You can change or cancel your pledge at any time, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation via the Donate button in the sidebar of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

On December 2, 2013, the first ever lawsuit on behalf of captive chimpanzees was filed in the New York Supreme Court. The objective of that lawsuit was to grant Tommy (a chimpanzee) bodily freedom through a common law writ of habeas corpus. Since then, two similar lawsuits have been filed. Leading the charge in all three actions is world-renowned animal rights lawyer Steven M. Wise from the Nonhuman Rights Project. In this episode of Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host J. Craig Williams welcomes back Mr. Wise to discuss the legal theories behind his cases as well as other animals that could potentially benefit. Tune in to hear why Steven is not deterred by the recent loss in Tommy's appeal and the difference between legal personhood and being human. To hear more from Steven M. Wise on this topic, please listen to "Should a Chimpanzee Have Human Rights?" which was recorded before Tommy's case was filed. Steven M. Wise is the president of the Nonhuman Rights Project and has been practicing animal protection law nationwide for 30 years. He currently teaches Animal Rights Jurisprudence at Lewis and Clark, University of Miami, and St. Thomas Law Schools and has previously taught Animal Rights Law at the Harvard and John Marshall Law Schools. Wise has published four books on animal rights, including Rattling the Cage - Toward Legal Rights for Animals, and is currently heading three simultaneous lawsuits in the State of New York to free Chimpanzees. Special thanks to our sponsor, Clio.

Can non-human animals be “victims” of a crime? The Oregon Supreme Court recently decided they could be. We talk with Matthew Liebman, senior attorney with the Animal Legal Defense Fund, about the law of animals. Why and how do we prohibit animal cruelty? Is it to protect our own feelings, the inherent rights of animals themselves, a little of both? Does prohibiting cruelty protect us from hurting one another? Does a housefly have a right to an education? We discuss the difficulties of being perfect, the omnipresence of trade-offs, whaling by native peoples, whether a chimpanzee can sue in habeas corpus. And, come to think of it, why does Joe pronounce chimpanzee incorrectly, and how did he get Christian to start doing the same? This is the one about the role of animals in a system of human cooperation, and it features an all to brief return of the monkey selfie. (And we finally get to some of the excellent listener feedback we’ve gotten. Keep it coming: oralargumentpodcast@gmail.com.) This show’s links: About Matthew Liebman, senior attorney for the Animal Legal Defense Fund Bruce Wagman and Matthew Liebman, A Worldview of Animal Law Oregon v. Nix, the case about animals as “victims” David Favre and Vivien Tsang, The Development of Anti-Cruelty Laws During the 1800s (PDF and HTML) About Henry Bergh, founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals The Moral Status of Animals, an overview that includes a description of Immanuel Kant’s views on the moral status of animals Andrew Ireland Moore, Defining Animals as Crime Victims (note, Joe referred to this article, but the one by my classmate, Adam Kolber, is here) Current cases in which ALDF is involved Leanne Louie, Toothed Whales: Are They People Too Thomas Martin, Whaling Rights of the Makah (see also, via HeinOnline, Lawrence Watters and Connie Dugger, Hunt for Gray Whales: The Dilemma of Native American Treaty Rights and the International Moratorium on Whaling Maneesha Deckha, Animal Justice, Cultural Justice: A Posthumanist Response to Cultural Rights in Animals (Hein only) and Initiating a Non-Anthropocentric Jurisprudence Steven Wise’s Nonhuman Rights Project Michael Mountain, Appeals Court Sets Date for First Chimpanzee Lawsuit Sierra Club v. Morton, in which Justice Douglas would find legal standing in the natural world itself (and citing Christopher Stone, Should Trees Have Standing? Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects) Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka, Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights (also see an overview by the authors) About the other mind problem About cognitive ethology and animal cognition Ben Beaumont-Thomas, SeaWorld shares tumble 33% following Blackfish documentary Tilikum v. Sea World Parks and Entertainment, the 13th Amendment case brought on behalf of Sea World’s orcas American Meat Institute v. USDA Special Guest: Matthew Liebman.

If it’s not legally a human, it’s a thing. But animal rights advocates argue these alternatives fail to recognize that there are many cognitively complex species who deserve to be treated as people. The Nonhuman Rights Project is planning to file a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a chimp to grant her the right to bodily liberty. This will release her from the cage she is currently living in, and the project will have her admitted into a cageless sanctuary. Steven M. Wise, president of The Nonhuman Rights Project, has been researching and planning this case for 20 years. Steven M. Wise has been practicing animal protection law nationwide for for the past 30 years. He was the first professor to teach animal law at Harvard University and is still teaching animal law courses all over the world. He has published four books on the matter, including Rattling the Cage – Toward Legal Rights for Animals. On this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams will talk with Wise about the case to grant a chimp the right to bodily liberty and The Nonhuman Rights Project’s long-term plans for animal rights Special thanks to our sponsor, Clio.