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Noah Goldberg

Bronx Zoo’s Happy the Elephant is ‘not a person,’ NY Court of Appeals rules

NEW YORK — It’s a sad day to be Happy.

New York’s top court ruled Tuesday that an elephant at the Bronx Zoo named Happy is “not a person” and therefore lacks the human right to be released from custody at the Bronx Zoo.

The judges at the state Court of Appeals ruled five against two in favor of continued captivity for Happy.

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