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. The case ...
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‘An elephant is not a person’: Colorado Supreme Court rules
DENVER (KDVR) — “An elephant is not a person” and is not afforded the same liberties as a person under the Colorado Constitution, the Colorado Supreme Court decided Tuesday. The state’s ...
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‘An elephant is not a person’: Colorado Supreme Court denies appeal over zoo containment
DENVER (KDVR) — “An elephant is not a person” and is not afforded the same liberties as a person under the Colorado Constitution, the Colorado Supreme Court decided Tuesday. The state’s ...
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Elephants can’t pursue their release from a zoo because they’re not human, court says
“And because an elephant is not a person, the elephants here do not have standing to bring a habeas corpus claim.” The Nonhuman Rights Project called the ruling an injustice. “This Colorado Supreme ...
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Elephants will be allowed to remain at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo following Colorado Supreme Court ruling
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the elephants couldn't be released because the law cited in the lawsuit only applies to humans. The Nonhuman Rights Project filed the suit in May ...
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Colorado court rules elephants can't pursue release from zoo because they're not human
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.Video above ...