A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.

New federal interpretive principle offers courts and Congress a human-centered alternative to AI pause and ban ...

February 22-28, 2026 is National Justice for Animals Week. It’s an important time for people to reconsider how legal systems treat animals. In most countries, the law still views animals as property ...

Since the start of the Colorado Supreme Court's 2025-2026 term in September, Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez has now exceeded her average number of dissenting opinions, with more than four months ...

A judge has dismissed an animal-rights group's suit seeking the release of five elephants at the Pittsburgh Zoo. The group says it plans to appeal.

Activists are using habeas corpus, a legal tool traditionally reserved for humans, to challenge the dogs’ confinement. Records show most of the beagles remain at the facility months after a settlement ...

An animal rights group filed a lawsuit seeking legal recognition and freedom for beagles at Ridglan Farms. Activists are using habeas corpus, a legal tool traditionally reserved for humans, to ...

MADISON (WKOW) — The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) and the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project (AALDP) have filed a lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court seeking the release of about 2,000 beagle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FAIRHOPE, Pa. – A Washington, D.C.-based animal rights group that's engaged in an ongoing legal battle with the Pittsburgh Zoo & ...

An animal rights organization has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to hear its case that chimpanzees in an Upper Peninsula zoo deserve constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment. The ...