Packing Happy’s trunk: The Bronx Zoo elephants shouldn’t be banished from New York by the City Council

Bronx Zoo elephants Patty and Happy are longtime residents of the Bronx Zoo.

They're not here for our entertainment; they're sentient and intelligent creatures that deserve decent treatment.

Anyone who still defends the wanton slaughter of elephants for their ivory is cruel, says Bob Greene.

Greene: By some measures, pigs are smarter than elephants; we can't ask them about tradeoffs.