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New York U.S. court case Nonhuman Rights Project v. Breheny

United States of America
New York State
Rejected in 2020
Case
Animal Rights, Personhood, Rights Of Nature
Happy (Elephant)
Animal
Nonhuman Rights Project
NGO

Summary

In 2018, the NonHuman Rights Project filed a petition on behalf of Happy, an Asian elephant born in 1971, demanding recognition of Happy’s legal personhood and rights. Happy was held inside the Bronx Zoo and had lived alone since 2006 in a 1.15 acre exhibit. After a series of legal proceedings, Justice Tuitt of the New York Supreme Court ruled that she is bound by legal precedent to deny NHRP’s habeas corpus.

Legal Document

To see the original legal document(s) for this initiative, click the links below:

NonHuman Rights Project v Breheny Petition [PDF]
Supreme Court of the State of NY Judgment: NonHuman Rights Project v Breheny First [PDF]
NY Supreme Court Appeals Judgment: NonHuman Rights Project v Breheny [PDF]

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