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Elephants Aren't People and Can't Sue to Leave a Zoo, Colorado's Top Court Rules
Colorado’s highest court ruled that five elderly African elephants do not have legal standing to sue to leave a local zoo, because they aren’t human. The Supreme Court of the state ruled 6-0 against ...
Elephants are not human, Colorado high court rules for zoo in animal rights group's suit
The Colorado high court ruled in favor of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo after an animal rights group alleged the park's elephants ...
Elephants can’t pursue their release from a Colorado zoo because they’re not human, court says
Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they’re not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue ...
Colorado court rules elephants at zoo cannot pursue their release because they are not human
Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their release because they are not human, according to ...
Elephants cannot sue to get out of the zoo, Colorado's top court rules
Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the state's highest court said the animals have no ...
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s elephants are not “legal persons” under the law, Colorado Supreme Court rules
History will look upon this ruling as a grave injustice,” animal law professor and director of the Animal Activist Legal ...
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How many elephants does Cheyenne Mountain Zoo have? Colorado court rules animals cannot be released following welfare case
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs is home to five African elephants named Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo.
Elephants Not Allowed to Petition for Release in the U.S. Due to Non-Human Status
Outrage erupted among animal welfare activists after Colorado courts ruled that five captive elephants could not petition for ...
Elephants are not people, Colorado Supreme Court rules
Five wild-born elephants that have long inhabited a two-acre plot in a Southern Colorado zoo will not be able to pursue their own release, the state’s highest court ruled this week.
Elephants can’t sue to leave the zoo, court rules
A Colorado court rejected efforts to free five elephants using a legal process for human detainees, writing that it “boils ...
Colorado zoo elephants have no right to seek freedom because they're not human, court rules
DENVER — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their own freedom from a Colorado zoo, the ...
Elephants can't pursue release from Colorado zoo because they're not human, court says
Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be "majestic" but, since they're not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue ...