A Bronx Zoo elephant named Happy was the center of attention in court Thursday when a New York appellate court deliberated granting the mammal personhood.
According to UPI, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) asked the Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court to grant the mammal personhood rights alleging Happy is living in solitary confinement since being placed there 14 years ago. Once done, Happy would to be transferred to an animal sanctuary so as to allegedly avoid the coming New York winter weather.
The appeals court took up the case after the NhRP lost their initial attempt in the Bronx Supreme Court. While the Bronx judge in the group’s first court challenge found the NhRP’s arguments persuasive, the New York Post states appellate court judges seemed skeptical.
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