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 ...

A judge has dismissed an animal-rights group’s suit seeking the release of five elephants at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mary C. McGinley on Thursday granted the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MADISON, Wis. — A Dane County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against embattled beagle breeder Ridglan Farms. The lawsuit was filed by the No Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) and the Animal Activist ...

TOWN OF BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. -- A new lawsuit accuses embattled beagle breeder Ridglan Farms of animal cruelty and asks a judge to apply habeas corpus to the dogs in order to release them. A writ of ...

TOWN OF BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. -- A new lawsuit accuses embattled beagle breeder Ridglan Farms of animal cruelty and asks a judge to apply habeas corpus to the dogs in order to release them. A writ of ...