NY s top court to consider personhood of Happy the elephant
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1of5FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2018 file photo, Bronx Zoo elephant Happy feeds inside the zoo s Asia habitat in New York. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, animal rights advocates have lost a bid seeking to get Happy declared to have human-like rights and transferred to a sanctuary, though a judge said the case for sending the pachyderm to a sanctuary was extremely persuasive. Judge Allison Tuitt dismissed the Nonhuman Rights Project s petition arguing that Happy the elephant is unlawfully imprisoned at the zoo where she has lived since 1977.Bebeto Matthews/APShow MoreShow Less