Mystery surrounds Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo elephant who has been the subject of fierce legal battles, with the 53-year-old elephant having not been seen in public for months. In recent weeks, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City. Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. But can she also be considered a person? That ...

(NEW YORK) — A yearslong legal attempt to get Happy, an elephant residing at the Bronx Zoo, transferred to an elephant sanctuary failed Tuesday when New York’s highest court rejected a petition from ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top court on ...

The famous Bronx Zoo elephant Happy has not been spotted by visitors in nearly six weeks — prompting activists to say “clearly something is wrong” with the beloved pachyderm. The 53-year-old animal ...

The 5-2 decision by the court comes in a closely watched case that tested the boundaries of applying human rights to animals. Happy the elephant may be intelligent and deserving of compassion, but she ...