NY Supreme Court considers 'human' rights of Bronx Zoo elephant

Happy, an elephant at the Bronx Zoo, is at the center of a legal battle over animal rights currently being considered by New York's Supreme Court.

[haveaseatmarj]

YES as a NYER "FREE HAPPY" STOP HORSE CARRIAGES... Torture SHOULD NOT be for our amuzement

[adamblack]

Elephants are pack animals I’m sure she’s miserable.

[beetknot]

respect for the creatures that helped mankind they're not tools
dogs horses donkeys elephants camels birds mice

[steady]

NY Court of Appeals, not Supreme Court...

[katieorton]

Happy deserves to retire to a sanctuary. She has been living a miserable existence for a long time.

[hostiliscivitas]

Sooo elephants have more rights than a human fetus... Got it.

[nunzionapoli]

0:51 In Nu Yack state, "a person is not defined as a human being." I have always said, Nu Yackers are not. I totally agree.

[DebSherr]

Maybe Happy just needs a friend, she can't be the only elephant at the Bronx Zoo.

[A.s.k]

Maybe we should feed happy to some lions .

[evan]

This headline is misleading. What’s being argued is in part that elephants have personhood rights sufficient to qualify for a habeas hearing. A person does not have to be human. Personhood is a standard based on other criteria which it appears at least some other highly-intelligent animals can meet.

[johnnyjames]

Left the kill unwanted babies protest and went over to protest for the rights of animals to be upgraded to human status..

[steady]

Zoos dont want to give them up because they're money makers...which is pathetic.

[blabberwulf]

Disbar the Attorneys that commit such frauds against the court and judges that entertain such frauds to create chaos.

[eddiefigueroa]

The only persons that are not human beings are the Triune God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Theology 101.
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