ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Happy the elephant will remain at the Bronx Zoo after New York's top court ruled the animal does not meet the definition of an illegally confined person. The 5-2 decision means ...

The Nonhuman Rights Project has sued the Pittsburgh Zoo to gain the release of five elephants over alleged mistreatment.

She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City. Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person? That was the question before New York’s ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — She has four limbs and expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City. Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. But can she also be considered a person? That ...

A Washington, D.C.-based animal-rights nonprofit on Tuesday sued the operator and head of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, ...