I'm afraid we haven't heard the last of calls for animals to have human rights.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Happy the elephant may be intelligent and deserving of compassion, but she cannot be considered a person being illegally confined to the Bronx Zoo, New York’s top court ruled Tuesday.

The 5-2 decision by the state Court of Appeals comes in a closely watched case that tested the boundaries of applying human rights to animals.

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If Happy was considered to be a person, she would vote Republican since elephants are the symbol of the Republican party.