NY court decides elephant not a person, in case involving Bronx Zoo
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New York's highest court ruled Tuesday that Happy the Bronx Zoo elephant is not a legal person and is not entitled to any human rights.
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The opinion was written by New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore. Judges Michael Garcia, Madeline Singas, Anthony Cannataro and Shirley Troutman concurred with DiFiore. Judge Rowan Wilson wrote a dissenting opinion, to which Judge Jenny Rivera partially concurred in a separate dissenting opinion.
"For centuries, the common law writ of habeas corpus has safeguarded the liberty rights of human beings by providing a means to secure release from illegal custody," the court wrote in its opinion. "The question before us on this appeal is whether petitioner Nonhuman Rights Project may seek habeas corpus relief on behalf of Happy, an elephant residing at the Bronx Zoo, in order to secure her transfer to an elephant sanctuary."
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