Update: Happy the Elephant is Not a Person

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A few weeks ago, we teamed up with the Civics 101 podcast to bring you the story of Happy, an Asian elephant living in the Bronx Zoo.

Lawyers had petitioned the New York State Court of Appeals for a writ of Habeas Corpus; a legal maneuver that could have freed Happy and set a new precedent for animal rights. But in a ruling out this week, the court has decided: Happy isn’t going anywhere. 

In this quick update to our previous episode (listen here if you haven’t already)  Nate and Hannah debrief on the 5-2 split decision, and what it means for the future of animal rights. 

Featuring: Maneesha Deckha

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LINKS

Read more about this week’s ruling, and what it may mean for animal rights, in this article  from Slate.

CREDITS

Hosts: Nate Hegyi and Hannah McCarthy

Reported and produced by: Nate Hegyi

Mixer: Taylor Quimby

Editing by Taylor Quimby

Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer

Music for this episode by Fabien Tell, Bill Ferngren, Sarah the Illstrumentalist, and Alexandra Woodward

Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.

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