Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo Asian elephant, was recently spotted in public ... Richard Harbus The Bronx Zoo paints a very different picture of the pachyderm’s psychological state, pointing ...

Director of the site, Jim Breheny, also waded into the argument by sharing a picture ... But Happy has been on her own since her last companion died in 2006. Patty, the only other elephant now ...

The Nonhuman Rights Project was pushing for the distinction. A yearslong legal attempt to get Happy, an elephant residing at the Bronx Zoo, transferred to an elephant sanctuary failed Tuesday when ...

The landmark challenge by the Nonhuman Rights Project had sought a writ of habeas corpus securing Happy’s transfer to an elephant sanctuary. New York’s highest court today rejected a novel ...

By Ed Shanahan An Asian elephant named Happy that has been at the Bronx Zoo for more than 40 years will remain there after New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that she is not a person ...

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Happy the elephant made history on Tuesday. By arguing for her release from the Bronx Zoo, she became the first animal to have a case for animal rights decided by a court of last resort in North ...

The elephant, named Happy, has been in captivity since she was one year old and has been kept at the Bronx Zoo for the past 45 years, the ruling states. The group fighting for her release ...

By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. We’ll look at a court ruling that said Happy the Elephant does not have the same rights as a human. We’ll also look at Mayor Eric Adams’s ...

The question before us on this appeal is whether petitioner Nonhuman Rights Project may seek habeas corpus relief on behalf of Happy, an elephant residing at the Bronx Zoo, in order to secure her ...

Happy the elephant may be intelligent and deserving of compassion, but she cannot be considered a person being illegally confined to the Bronx Zoo, New York's top court ruled Tuesday. The 5-2 ...