Happy the Elephant, a resident of the Bronx Zoo in New York , is being considered for release by the state's top court. However, an animal rights group launched a coordinated campaign to free her in 2018, declaring Happy eligible for the rights of a "person" under New York law. "Held in isolation elephants become bored, depressed, aggressive, catatonic and fail to thrive," Nonhuman Rights Project wrote . "The Bronx Zoo has been given the shameful title of the 5th worst zoo for elephants in the country," the NRP continues in an online petition. That’s because this highly intelligent and social being is one of the only zoo elephants in the entire United States who is being held alone.

Source: Fox News May 18, 2022 17:28 UTC