Happy the elephant dies aged 55 after being euthanized at New York zoo

Happy was the focus of a high-profile court case launched in 2018 over whether she had the legal rights of a person Happy, an elephant that became embroiled in a high-profile court case over whether she had the legal rights of a person, has died after being euthanized at New York City’s Bronx zoo at the age of 55. The Asian elephant, was euthanized on Tuesday after zoo staff determined that “progressive, age-related health conditions” required the decision, according to the Wildlife Conservat...

By Oliver Milman in New York