The proposed piece of legislation if passed would directly impact the Bronx Zoo, which is home to two elephants, Happy and Patty.
"It's been found that elephants suffer greatly in captivity when they are deprived of the ability to exercise their autonomy and engage in their natural behaviors." said the Courtney Fern Director of Government Relations and Campaigns for the Nonhuman Rights Project.
According to the Nonhuman Rights Project which worked with the councilwoman on this bill, Both Happy and Patty live on only one acre. Patty, an Asian elephant kept in captivity at the Bronx Zoo stands in her enclosure alone after being separated from the zoo's other remaining elephant, Happy.The Nonhuman Rights Project has filed lawsuits against the Bronx Zoo in the past. In a statement to Fox 5 the Bronx Zoo says the organization is just looking for another tactic to advance an anti-zoo agenda stating:
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