The person in the room? Court mulls if elephant has human rights
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#5ZD0X)
Nonhuman Rights Project argues that Happy the elephant's right to bodily liberty' is being violated at the Bronx Zoo
Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. But can she also be considered a person?
That question was before New York's highest court on Wednesday in a closely watched case over whether a basic human right can be extended to an animal.
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