Elephants are not people, Colorado Supreme Court rules
Five wild-born elephants that have long inhabited a two-acre plot in a Southern Colorado zoo will not be able to pursue their own release, the state’s highest court ruled this week.
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 ...
Opinion | Elephants are not people under the law, the Colorado Supreme Court says. But they still deserve rights
The the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that animals are not people. But by always categorizing animals as property, are we ...
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Colorado Supreme Court rules elephants lack human rights in case against zoo
Colorado's top court ruled on Tuesday that five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo are not people and do not have a right ...
Asiatic black bear turns 32 years old, becomes oldest in the country, zoo says
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo said its Asiatic black bear Beezler turned 32 years old Monday. Beezler, also called Beez, is now the oldest living Asiatic black bear in the entire United States. The zoo ...
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Elephants allowed to remain at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo following Colorado Supreme Court ruling
The court ruled Tuesday that the elephants couldn't be released because animals don't have the same rights as humans. The ...
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 ...