Colorado, Elephant and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

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 under habeas corpus
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 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.
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.
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.
Colorado Supreme Court rules elephants aren’t humans with denial of habeas corpus claim
The highest court in Colorado denied a claim made on behalf of five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, ruling that elephants do not have the same rights humans do.
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.
‘An elephant is not a person’: Colorado Supreme Court denies appeal over zoo containment
The state’s highest court has ruled elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo were not included in state liberty statutes because they are not considered a person.
Colorado Supreme Court rejects 'personhood' for captive Colorado Springs elephants
The Colorado Supreme Court followed in the steps of its counterparts on Tuesday and rejected the idea that an animal rights organization could petition for the release of five captive elephants in Colorado Springs.
US court rules elephants are not 'People', rejects freedom bid
A Colorado court has ruled against a bid to free five elephants from a local zoo, determining that elephants do not have the same legal rights as humans. The case, filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NRP),
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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 ...
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 ...