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The zoo maintained that its staff takes good care of the animal "as the magnificent creature she is.”

The 5-2 decision by the court comes in a closely watched case that tested the boundaries of applying human rights to animals.

Advocates at the Nonhuman Rights Project argued that Happy is an autonomous, cognitively complex elephant worthy of the right reserved in law for "a person."

An animal rights group was seeking legal means to have the elephant moved from a zoo to a sanctuary.

New York's top court has ruled that Happy the elephant may be intelligent and deserving of compassion but cannot be considered a person being illegally confined to the Bronx Zoo.

Through an attorney, the Bronx Zoo argues Happy is neither illegally imprisoned nor a person, but a well-cared-for elephant "respected as the magnificent creature she is."

New York's highest court is considering whether an elephant at the Bronx Zoo is entitled to the same right of protection against unlawful imprisonment that people have.

She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City.

She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City. Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. The Bronx Zoo, where Happy resides, says no: Through an attorney, the zoo argues Happy is neither imprisoned nor a person, but a well-cared-for elephant “respected as the magnificent creature she is.”

This will surely put a smile on your face today.

A curious legal crusade to redefine personhood is raising profound questions about the interdependence of the animal and human kingdoms.

Happy isn’t a human being. But in the eyes of the law, can she be a person?

The Nonhuman Rights Project calls it a "landmark elephant rights case." The Bronx Zoo says it's a publicity stunt.

The Nonhuman Rights Project calls it a "landmark elephant rights case." The Bronx Zoo says it's a publicity stunt.

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