In this 2018 file photo, Happy the elephant strolls inside the Bronx Zoo's Asia Habitat in New York. A legal fight to release her from the zoo after 45 years was argued on May 18, 2022, before New York's highest court. Photo: 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 question was before New York’s highest court Wednesday (May 18) in a closely watched case over whether a basic human right can be extended to an animal.
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