NY s top court to consider personhood of Happy the elephant
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1of5FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2018 file photo, Bronx Zoo elephant Happy feeds inside the zoo s Asia habitat in New York. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, animal rights advocates have lost a bid seeking to get Happy declared to have human-like rights and transferred to a sanctuary, though a judge said the case for sending the pachyderm to a sanctuary was extremely persuasive. Judge Allison Tuitt dismissed the Nonhuman Rights Project s petition arguing that Happy the elephant is unlawfully imprisoned at the zoo where she has lived since 1977.Bebeto Matthews/APShow MoreShow Less
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.
The highest court in New York heard arguments on Wednesday for a case that could redefine what âtimberâ means in state law, and change what size trees can be cut on state Forest Preserve land.
Lawyers for the Protect the Adirondacks environmental group and state Department of Environmental Conservation were arguing an eight-year lawsuit brought by the former against the latter, which led to a DEC tree-cutting moratorium, halting construction on snowmobile trails and other trails around the Adirondack Park.
At the heart of the issue is whether the DECâs cutting of trees under 3 inches in diameter is allowed or banned by the state constitution.
The highest court in New York heard arguments on Wednesday for a case that could redefine what âtimberâ means in state law, and change what size trees can be cut on state Forest Preserve land.
Lawyers for the Protect the Adirondacks environmental group and state Department of Environmental Conservation were arguing an eight-year lawsuit brought by the former against the latter, which led to a DEC tree-cutting moratorium, halting construction on snowmobile trails and other trails around the Adirondack Park.
At the heart of the issue is whether the DECâs cutting of trees under 3 inches in diameter is allowed or banned by the state constitution.