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 here do not have standing’: Colorado Supreme Court rules elephants don’t have human rights, must stay at zoo
Colorado’s top court ruled Tuesday that five elephants confined in a local zoo do not have the right to seek habeas corpus relief because no court in the United States “has ever recognized the legal ‘personhood’ of any nonhuman species.
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 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.
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.
Colorado Supreme Court rejects 'personhood' for elephants at Colorado Springs' Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
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.
Elephants Don't Have Constitutional Rights, Colorado Court Rules
Five elderly elephants living in a Colorado Springs zoo aren’t protected by the same liberty interests that cover humans, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
A Colorado Court Has Decided If Elephants Have the Same Rights As Humans
The Colorado Supreme Court has rejected the idea that elephants are entitled to the same rights as humans. Colorado law emphasized that rights are for humans and not animals. Was it close? Not exactly.
Colorado Supreme Court rules in Cheyenne Mountain Zoo elephant welfare case
On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that elephants do not have the same rights as humans after the Nonhuman Rights Project sued the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo over the conditions of its elephants.
Court Rules Elephants Not ‘Persons,’ Denies Legal Rights in Captivity Battle
Five elephants at Colorado's Cheyenne Mountain Zoo became the focus of a legal battle over their right to freedom. Animal rights activists argued the elephants, born in the wild, suffered mentally and physically in captivity.
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.
CO Supreme Court sides with CMZoo in elephant lawsuit
The Colorado Supreme Court has unanimously sided with the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) in a lawsuit deemed “frivolous” by ...
Elephants Are Sentient. Why Won't Courts Admit They're People? | Opinion
On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that five wild-born zoo elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo do not have a ...