Happy was the focus of a high-profile court case launched in 2018 over whether she had the legal rights of a person
Happy, an elephant that became embroiled in a high-profile court case over whether she had the legal rights of a person, has died after being euthanized at New York City’s Bronx zoo at the age of 55.
The Asian elephant, was euthanized on Tuesday after zoo staff determined that “progressive, age-related health conditions” required the decision, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs four zoos and an aquarium in New York.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Oliver Milman in New York.
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