Lawyers are usually accompanied by their clients when appearing in court, but at a recent virtual argument before the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court’s First Department, Steven Wise’s ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City. Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. But can she also be considered a person? That ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animal rights activists are hoping New York’s highest court can finally grant freedom to Happy, the female Asian elephant who has ...
Happy, an Asian elephant who had lived at the Bronx Zoo since 1977, was euthanized on May 26 after a period of declining health. She was renowned for both her contributions to science and her role in ...
The star attraction of the Bronx Zoo hasn’t been seen since July. The zoo says she’s fine. Animal rights activists are not so sure. By Sarah Maslin Nir “Nothing is wrong with Happy.” The statement the ...
Happy was the focus of a high-profile court case launched in 2018 over whether she had the legal rights of a person Happy, an elephant that became embroiled in a high-profile court case over whether ...
NEW YORK — Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55, the zoo ...
She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City. Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. But can she also be considered a person? That question was before ...