THE ‘RIGHT TO BE’ HAPPY: A person or a thing? Inside the fight for animal personhood

RACHEL FOBAR: As we watch her on this sunny spring day at the Bronx Zoo, in New York City, the chirpy guide cracks jokes and rattles off facts: Happy, a 50-year-old Asian elephant, drinks up to 60 gallons of water every day, she enjoys digging in the sand, she gets frequent pedicures from zoo staff. … Continue reading THE ‘RIGHT TO BE’ HAPPY: A person or a thing? Inside the fight for animal personhood