Ecuador court case: rights of Estrellita the primate
In 2022, the Constitutional Court ruled rights of nature applies to individual animals, and a pet monkey’s death constituted a rights of nature violation.Read More →
Animal
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is an individual animal, an animal species, or animals in general.
UNESCO Universal Declaration of Animal Rights 1978
In 1978 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, UNESCO proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights.Read More →
Malibu (USA) Proclamation: safe passage of whales and dolphins
In 2014, the Malibu City Council passed a proclamation declaring the safe passage of whales and dolphins and that they deserve the right to their own freedom.Read More →
Florida (USA) State Constitutional Amendment: iconic species protection
In 2021, the FL5.org drafted a constitutional amendment for the state of Florida recognizing that Florida Iconic Species possess legal rights.Read More →
Pakistan Court Case: Islamabad Wildlife Management Board v. Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad
In 2020, a justice in the Islamabad High Court in Pakistan ruled animals have legal rights in a case regarding the cruel treatment of zoo animals.Read More →
Ecuador court case: Llurimagua copper mine in the Intag Cloud Forest
In 2020, a judge in Ecuador ordered the suspension of activities related to the Llurimagua mining concession due to imminent violations of rights of nature.Read More →
New York (USA) court case: Nonhuman Rights Project v. Breheny
In 2020, an appellate judge ruled against a habeous corpus petition on behalf of Happy the elephant, and recognition of Happy's legal personhood and rights.Read More →
Connecticut (USA) court case: NonHuman Rights Project v. Commerford Zoo
In 2017, the court denied NonHuman Rights Project’s petition to recognize the legal personhood of three elephants, Beulah, Karen and Minnie. Read More →