Should Animals Have Human Rights?

<p>Happy has lived in New York City’s Bronx Zoo for years. To visitors, she’s a lone Asian elephant. But to a team of animal rights lawyers, she’s a prisoner. <br /><br />They’ve petitioned state courts for a writ of Habeas Corpus; a legal maneuver that, if granted, would declare Happy a legal person who deserves to be freed. It’s the latest case in an ongoing fight to extend basic human rights to animals – one that could have big repercussions in the natural world. </p><p>Because this is a case that deals with animals AND the law, two podcasts from New Hampshire Public Radio have teamed up to take it on: <a href="http://outsideinradio.org/"><i>Outside/In</i> </a>and <a href="https://pod.link/1195657423"><i>Civics 101</i></a>. We always hear about the animal rights movement… but what rights do animals actually have? </p><p><i>Featuring: Maneesha Deckha and Kevin Schneider</i></p>