Happy the elephant will get her day in court, and potentially open the door for other animals to follow, with the help of high-profile advocates who contend the lumbering zoo resident deserves a ...

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 ...

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 ...

If she’s Happy, no one can tell. Famous Bronx Zoo elephant “Happy” apparently hasn’t been spotted publicly for more than two weeks, sparking concern from activists over the massive mammal’s wellbeing.

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 claim that ...

The recent case of Happy the elephant, revolving around animal rights activists’ attempts to get her freed from the Bronx Zoo and put in a sanctuary, was based on preconceived ideas about what she ...

Are humans the only animals that deserve rights? A groundbreaking animal protection case addressing this question will go before New York state's highest court in 2022. It could transform the future ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling in a closely watched case that she does not meet the definition of a ...

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 ...