A Colorado Court May Decide If Elephants Have Same Rights

Colorado Supreme Court hears arguments elephants deserve the same autonomous rights as humans, should be released from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
A packed courtroom heard arguments that Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo – the elephants living at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs – deserve to be released to an elephant sanctuary based on a habeas corpus argument.
Could five elephants become legal persons in Colorado court?
But Cheyenne Mountain Zoo officials claim a sanctuary would be no different ... It has yet to win a single case. The Colorado Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Nonhuman Rights Project Inc. vs. Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society on ...
Animal rights group appeals to Colorado Supreme Court on behalf of elephants of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
The Nonhuman Rights Project stands in front of the Colorado Supreme Court Thursday to determine the outcome of five elephants in the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado’s top court must now decide
Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo have lived in Colorado Springs for decades in the elephant exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo heading to Colorado Supreme Court to argue welfare of their elephants
On Thursday, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will be in front of the Colorado Supreme Court arguing if the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s elephants should be turned over to an animal sanctuary.The “Non-Human Rights Project” claimed that the Zoo’s enclosure has caused the elephants stress and trauma.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo case going to state Supreme Court
A case involving elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is headed to the Colorado Supreme Court after a group suggested the animals are experiencing negative effects due to stress.
Colorado justices skeptical of animal rights group's attempt to free Cheyenne Mountain Zoo elephants
An animal rights group faced a critical reception from the Colorado Supreme Court on Thursday, with the justices doubting they could recognize the legal rights of five elephants in Colorado Springs without also opening the floodgates for widespread attempts to release numerous species from captivity.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo elephant case heads to Colorado Supreme Court
A case involving five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will be heard at the Colorado Supreme Court on Thursday.
Case on elephant captivity at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo heads to Colorado Supreme Court
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Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado’s top court must decide
Five elephants in a Colorado zoo could someday sue for their freedom, if the state’s Supreme Court sides with an animal rights group and declares them “persons” under the law. But first, the justices had a few questions about cats and dogs.
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Should elephants be considered people? A Colorado court may decide
An animal rights group has asked the court to decide whether five elephants that have lived at the same Colorado zoo for ...
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear case on elephants' rights, captivity at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
The Colorado Supreme Court ... to arguing against the zoo and presenting our case," she said. However, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo argues that the district court's ruling was correct.