The Nonhuman Rights Project first petitioned for Happy to receive personhood status in 2018, claiming the elephant has been living by herself and is lonely at the zoo.
The 5-2 decision means Happy will not be released through a habeas corpus proceeding.The group claims Happy has been living by herself and is lonely at the zoo, according to Bloomberg.
Dissenting from the majority, Judge Jenny Rivera wrote, “It is an affront to a civilized society, and every day she remains a captive — a spectacle for humans — we, too, are diminished." The Nonhuman Rights Project says it has a similar case underway in California and more planned in other states and other countries.
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