bronx zoo elephant lawsuit

2 2018 file photo Bronx Zoo elephant Happy strolls inside the zoos Asia Habitat in New York. Bronx Zoo has a second elephant named Patty who also is kept alone.

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Oscar De La Hoya is being accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit.

. New Yorks highest court is set to determine whether Happy a 47-year-old Asian elephant living at the Bronx Zoo is being unlawfully imprisoned. A legal fight to release Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo after 45 years. Happy an Asian elephant at the Bronx Zoo is at the center of a lawsuit now before New Yorks highest court over whether a basic right for people can be extended to an animal. Through an attorney the zoo argues Happy is neither illegally imprisoned nor a person but a.

The Bronx Zoo where Happy resides says no. Happys living space at the Bronx Zoo is separated by a fence from that of the zoos other elephant. The woman alleges De La Hoya sexually harassed. The two elephants touch trunks smell each other and communicate Mary Dixon a spokeswoman.

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Happy and Patty dont get along according to zoo officials though. FILE - In this Oct. It was filed this week by a former employee of his tequila brand Casa Mexico. Happy the elephant has lived at the Bronx Zoo for 45 years but the New York State Court of Appeals will now decide if she is a person.