Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but do not have the legal right to pursue their release since they aren't human ...

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.

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their own freedom from a Colorado zoo, the state’s ...

Colorado's top court has ruled against an effort to have five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo legally declared people. The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of ...

IDA called out the zoo last year for its breeding program, and in 2013 for bringing a bull elephant, Billy, in by plane from Belgium. The Denver Zoo runs a unique semen-collecting program for ...

The group said the zoo's five elephants will continue to suffer unless ... Originally from South Florida, he's been working as a journalist in Denver since 2022.

DENVER — 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 ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. DENVER — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their own freedom from a Colorado zoo, the state’s highest ...

DENVER (AP) — 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 ...

DENVER (AP) — 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.