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By Larry Keane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human judges at the New York Court of Appeals appeared irritated<\/a><\/strong> that human attorneys representing an antihunting group clogged up their docket to argue that Happy the elephant, an animal in the care of the Bronx Zoo, is not an animal but instead is \u2018a person.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case<\/a><\/strong> has wide-ranging implications<\/a><\/strong> on hunting, conservation and animal agriculture communities and for wildlife management from sea to sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf Happy is a person, does that mean that I couldn\u2019t keep a dog?,\u201d Judge Jenny Rivera asked<\/a><\/strong> the attorneys representing the Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. (NhRP). \u201cI mean, dogs can memorize words.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case has been pending for a couple of years<\/strong><\/a> but the antihunting group finally got their day in court. Happy the elephant was not in court and instead remained at the zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Case<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Happy is a 50-year-old elephant in the loving care of Bronx zookeepers for the past 45 years. She\u2019s been cared for, well fed, bathed and watched over during her peaceful life. Happy even has a social life with visitors and other elephants. This isn\u2019t good enough for NhRP though. They brought the zoo to court in 2019, suing \u2013 for a second time \u2013 to extend human rights to Happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHappy is an autonomous, cognitively complex elephant worthy of the right reserved in law for \u2018a person,\u2019\u201d NhRP told<\/a><\/strong> media last week, arguing their case based on grounds of habeus corpus, or the legal doctrine stating Happy is a human person being held against her will. The case involving Happy was rejected<\/a><\/strong> by Bronx Supreme Court Judge Alison Tuitt last year and marked the fifth time<\/strong><\/a> the group has lost a fight to claim legal personhood for animals. But the case now was in front of the New York Court of Appeals, the state\u2019s highest court, where NhRP tried yet again. \u201cShe has an interest in exercising her choices and deciding who she wants to be with, and where to go, and what to do, and what to eat,\u201d NhRP\u2019s attorney pleaded. \u201cAnd the zoo is prohibiting her from making any of those choices herself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bronx Zoo wasn\u2019t having it. \u201cThe blatant exploitation of Happy the elephant by NhRP to advance their coordinated agenda shows no concern for the individual animal and reveals the fact they are willing to sacrifice Happy\u2019s health and psychological well-being to set precedent,\u201d a zoo spokesperson said. \u201cHappy is well cared for by professionals with decades of experience and with whom she is strongly bonded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The court seemed skeptical of NhRP\u2019s argument. An attorney representing the Bronx Zoo added<\/a>,<\/strong> \u201cIf there\u2019s going to entirely be a rewrite and a granting to animals of rights that they never had before, shouldn\u2019t that be done by the Legislature?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s At Stake?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The case, as absurd as it sounds given that NhRP has lost earlier challenges, does have implications for hunters and conservation. Next NhRP or the antihunting Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) will represent whitetail deer in a class action to end deer hunting. Even the animal agricultural community is watching closely. If an elephant is ruled by a court to have \u201cpersonhood,\u201d then what\u2019s to stop animal rights groups from suing to free cows, or pigs, or chickens or pheasants?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Wyoming Handgun Antelope<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The New York Farm Bureau and other agriculture groups submitted an amicus brief, or friend-of-the-court, agreeing with the zoo and rejecting NhRP\u2019s \u201cnew-fangled theory of personhood,\u201d warning, \u201cWorse, if any of those habeas petitions succeed in securing the release or transfer of livestock\u2026the downstream effects also would be serious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s easy to see how a win for NhRP would be a severe loss for hunters and conservationists and would be felt by all and have generational consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

America\u2019s Millions of New Conservationists<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

During the coronavirus pandemic, America experienced a phenomenon that brought millions of Americans into the hunting community. The hunting renaissance<\/a><\/strong> was far-reaching as Americans young and old<\/a><\/strong>, from all backgrounds<\/a><\/strong>, races and creeds took up hunting to seek fresh air and some natural outdoors social distancing. Hunting license sales and permits set records in many states and the trend kept going throughout. All told more than 40 million<\/strong><\/a> firearms have been sold over the past two years and a significant number have been for hunting purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All those firearms being purchased, the ammunition needed for practice and range time, and hunting licenses and permits purchased are literally paying for the future successes of America\u2019s wildlife for generations to come. Every time a hunter or sports shooter purchases a firearm or ammunition, manufacturers pay an excise tax<\/strong><\/a> that is dedicated to wildlife conservation efforts nationwide through the Pittman-Robertson Act. This year, Pittman-Robertson surpassed the $15 billion<\/a><\/strong> mark in contributions to the Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund since its inception in 1937.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NhRP should be careful what they wish for. Happy is enjoying a wonderful life and a long-shot victory for the antihunting group would be devastating for America\u2019s wildlife. Encouraging more hunting and conserving these habitats and species is the ultimate animal rights effort. Hunters are the original conservationists. We\u2019re happy for Happy that she\u2019s being cared for in the Bronx zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larry Keane <\/strong>is Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs and General Counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a>, the firearms industry trade association.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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