Dossier
Vaigai
Coverage of Vaigai in the Nexus archive.
- Should Animals Have Human Rights? Hawai‘i Court To Decide
The Hawai‘i Supreme Court will decide if elephants Mari and Vaigai at the Honolulu Zoo should be granted constitutional rights and relocated to a sanctuary. The lawsuit argues the zoo violates their rights by keeping them in a small enclosure, while the zoo claims it provides adequate care and enrichment.