In an orders list detailing various recent decisions, the court dispensed with several motions brought by The Nonhuman Rights Project and agreed to hear the habeas corpus case of Happy the elephant, who has been caged at the Bronx Zoo since 1977. The post In ‘Giant Step’ for Animal Rights, New York’s Highest Court Will Hear Habeas Corpus Case on Behalf of Happy the Elephant, Who Lives Alone at the Bronx Zoo first appeared on Law & Crime.