{"id":712925,"date":"2022-06-23T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenqueen.com.hk\/?p=62563"},"modified":"2022-06-23T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T04:00:00","slug":"court-denies-habeas-corpus-plea-for-bronx-zoos-happy-the-elephant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/06\/23\/court-denies-habeas-corpus-plea-for-bronx-zoos-happy-the-elephant\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Denies Habeas Corpus Plea for Bronx Zoo\u2019s Happy The Elephant"},"content":{"rendered":"
Happy, an elephant housed at the Bronx Zoo in New York since 1977, has been deemed intelligent and worthy of compassionate care, but not entitled to freedom. The decision came from New York\u2019s top court after the Nonhuman Rights Project launched a case for her release. The decision cannot be appealed and represents the latest defeat for the non-profit, which has previously sought the release of other animals, including a chimpanzee named Tommy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ruling was handed out with a 5-2 majority. Prior to the announcement, the Bronx Zoo claimed that a victory for the Nonhuman Rights Project<\/a> would set a dangerous precedent. It stated that service animals, pets, zoo residents and farm animals could all be petitioned for release from their various forms of captivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n