All Articles tagged animal rights

• New York Appeals
  November 15, 2024 EDT
  A CASE FOR A HAPPIER ELEPHANT: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, RIGHT HOLDERS, AND NONHUMAN ANIMAL PERSONHOOD
  Ashley DeGennaro

  This Student Note examines NY's famous "Happy, the Elephant" case, arguing that legal personhood is a malleable construct and should be expanded to appreciate and protect rights of nonhuman animals.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  August 08, 2009 EDT
  A MODEST PROPOSAL FOR ADVANCING ANIMAL RIGHTS
  Diane M. SullivanHolly VietzkeMichael L. Coyne

  This article argues that all states must reject the classification of companion animals as property and adopt statutory protections for their care by provisions in wills and trusts.