Happy the elephant will stay at the Bronx Zoo after New York state's highest court on Tuesday ruled against an animal rights group that said she deserved some of the same rights as humans and should be freed.
The 53-year-old animal has likely been hiding out in a small barn within her enclosure, which is not “normal behavior” for an elephant, said Courtney Fern of the Nonhuman Rights Project.“She could be choosing not to go outside because she is depressed and has lost the will to live, and going outside no longer brings her joy,” said Fern, a director of government relations for the group. “Or she could be in pain.
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