Does New York zoo elephant have human rights? State Supreme Court to decide

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Should Happy the Elephant have the same rights as a human? Animal rights groups working to free her say yes.

While lowers courts have repeatedly upheld the ruling that Happy is not a "person," Nonhuman Rights Project is hoping the top court will overturn the decision.

Nonhuman Rights Project launched their efforts to free Happy four years ago with a petition for a common law writ of. The petition demanded the state recognize Happy as a legal person with all rights associated with the designation. Protesters take particular issue with Happy's social health, saying that keeping the elephant alone in her enclosure is damaging to its health.

"The Bronx Zoo has been given the shameful title of the 5th worst zoo for elephants in the country," the NRP continues in an online petition. "The New York Times calls Happy the Bronx Zoo’s loneliest elephant. That’s because this highly intelligent and social being is one of the only zoo elephants in the entire United States who is being held alone. And it looks like her living conditions won’t change anytime soon unless we do something about it.

Happy originally had two companions – named Grumpy and Sammie – but both have died over the decades. Grumpy passed away from injuries caused by other elephants.

 

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elephants should be able to vote by mail too!!!!

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