Happy the elephant strolls inside the zoo's Asia Habitat in New York on Oct. 2, 2018. New York's top court on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling that she does not meet the definition of "person" who is being illegally confined.

July 07, 2022 Professor Kristen Stilt talks to Harvard Law Today about the campaign to release Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo

‘The court simply refused to extend to Happy the elephant the opportunity to prove, through her lawyers, that she deserves her freedom’

Clinic students celebrate with their parents and teachers.

June 03, 2022 , Much to Celebrate

Celebrating our students and the work of the Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law & Policy Program and its Animal Law & Policy Clinic.

Sheep in a pen at a Chinese facility

May 19, 2022 , Opportunities for the Progression of Farm Animal Welfare in China

Recognizing the importance of locally led initiatives, this study by Visiting Fellow Dr. Michelle Sinclair aims to engage the knowledge and perspectives of Chinese leaders in order to identify opportunities to further improve farm animal welfare in China.

Pig suffering during delivery to pork processing factory.

May 02, 2022 Harvard Fellow Calls Out Farm Industry

Visiting Fellow Jan Dutkiewicz calls out the factory farm industry’s playbook for handling reports about animal abuse on Now This news (warning: distressing).