Colorado, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Elephant

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 were 'unlawfully confined.'
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 legal right to demand their release because they are not human. Tuesday's 6-0 decision by Colorado's Supreme Court means Jambo,
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 the Colorado Supreme Court.
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 their release, Colorado’s highest court said Tuesday.
US Court Declares Elephants Can't Be Freed From Zoo As They're Not 'Human'
The group argued that elephants at Colorado Zoo showed signs of brain damage as the place was essentially a "prison" for such intelligent creatures.
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 release. An animal rights group presented the case in Colorado. Still, the state’s supreme court could not allow an elephant to file a habeas corpus claim because elephants are not considered human.
'Not a person': US court's ruling in bid to release elephants from zoo
A lawsuit arguing elephants should be freed from a zoo has failed in court, with the judge ruling that "majestic" mammals do not have the same rights as humans.
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 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, physical issues,
Elephants can’t pursue their release from a zoo because they’re not human, court says
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ( KKTV /Gray News) - The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that elephants do not have the same rights as humans. The ruling comes after the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit against the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo over the conditions the animals.
Elephants denied ‘personhood’ must sue to leave zoo: Colorado Supreme Court
The high court rejected arguments that elephants qualify as “persons” under state law and suggested animal advocates turn to the legislative branch to expand legal rights.
Elephants are not people, US court rules
Judges ruled a bid to free five elderly African elephants from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was based on a law that only applied to ...
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 ...
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