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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 ...
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 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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Elephants can’t use habeas corpus to be released from zoos because they’re not human, court rules
"Because an elephant is not a person, the elephants here do not have standing to bring a habeas corpus claim," the court ...
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 ...
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'Elephants are not people': US court rules in zoo case
A legal effort to have five elephants released from a US zoo was unsuccessful after judges ruled that animals do not qualify ...
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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. The ruling ...