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 Defense Project Justin Marceau said.
Elephants will be allowed to remain at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo following Colorado Supreme Court ruling
The court ruled Tuesday that the elephants couldn't be released because animals don't have the same rights as humans. The group that filed the suit said that the animals were experiencing stress, ...
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 ...
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Elephants Aren’t People and Can’t Sue to Leave a Zoo, Colorado’s Top Court Rules
The court rejected a case to send five African elephants to a sanctuary, saying they have no legal right to demand release ...
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Court: Elephants can’t pursue their release from Colorado zoo
The ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court follows a similar court ... lawyers for both Happy and the elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs — Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou ...
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Elephants can’t pursue their release from a zoo because they’re not human, court says
(KKTV/Gray News) - The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that elephants do not have the same rights as humans. The ruling comes ...
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Elephants can’t pursue their release from a zoo because they’re not human, court says
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo called the lawsuit that was filed frivolous. “As we had hoped, all six participating Colorado Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled in our favor. The Nonhuman Rights ...