Animal rights supporters fighting to get Bronx Zoo elephant released

Name: Animal rights supporters fighting to get Bronx Zoo elephant released
Uploaded: 2019-09-23T21:00:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 1 s
Description: The fight to get Happy the Elephant released from the Bronx Zoo was back in court Monday, with a judge hearing arguments from both sides. The group the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit last year for her release to an elephant sanctuary, asking the court to recognize Happy’s legal personhood and right to bodily liberty.

The fight to get Happy the Elephant released from the Bronx Zoo was back in court Monday, with a judge hearing arguments from both sides. The group the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit last year for her release to an elephant sanctuary, asking the court to recognize Happy’s legal personhood and right to bodily liberty.

Posted September 24, 2019 5:20pm EDT