Nonhuman animals are not "things": A move to make them "persons" Nonhuman animals (animals) are considered to be mere property in most legal systems in the world. While things are slowly getting ...

The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to hear a case brought by the Nonhuman Rights Project, a legal advocacy organization focused on animal rights, which argued that seven chimpanzees, currently ...

An animal rights group has asked the courts to decide whether five elephants that have lived at the same Colorado zoo for decades are considered persons under the law. The NonHuman Rights Project ...

The Colorado Supreme Court struck down a national animal rights organization’s ninth attempt to declare animals legal persons in court and secure them the right to challenge their confinement and ...

A legal battle between Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and an animal rights organization is set to go before the Colorado Supreme Court on Thursday. The high court will hear oral arguments from the Colorado ...

"As a human, you were born with an inalienable right to liberty, and we are trying to extend that right to the elephants." ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For the first time in state history, the Colorado Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday about whether animals are entitled to legal protections against ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a national animal rights organization’s ninth attempt to declare animals legal persons in court and secure ...