Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but do not have the legal right to pursue their release since they aren't human.

Colorado's top court has ruled against an effort to have five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo legally declared people. The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of ...

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their own freedom from a Colorado zoo, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday. The ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court ...

Activists with the Nonhuman Rights Project sued the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo ... Denver animal law professor and director of the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project, said in a statement. “The ...

DENVER (KDVR ... Instead, it asked to transfer the elephants from the Zoo to a different confinement. The fact that NRP merely seeks the transfer of the elephants from one form of confinement ...

The group said the zoo's five elephants will continue to suffer unless ... Originally from South Florida, he's been working as a journalist in Denver since 2022.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. DENVER — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their own freedom from a Colorado zoo, the state’s highest ...

Elephants Can't Pursue Their Release From a Colorado Zoo Because They're Not Human, Court Says DENVER (AP) — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they're not human ...

DENVER (AP) — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they're not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado’s highest court said Tuesday.

DENVER (AP) — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they’re not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado’s highest court said ...