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Elephants can’t pursue their release from a zoo because they’re not human, court says
The ruling comes after the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit against the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo over the conditions the animals. Last October, the group sued the zoo over the welfare of its ...
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Elephants can’t use habeas corpus to be released from zoos because they’re not human, court rules
An animal rights group called the Nonhuman Rights Project had been trying to get five elephants freed from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. The group attempted to use a process used ...
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US court rules that elephants are not people
Elephants Kimba, Missy, LouLou, Lucky and Jambo live at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, but The Nonhuman Rights Project (NRP) argued they should be moved to a ‘suitable’ sanctuary. In court ...
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5 Elephants Lose Colorado Court Case
The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo, seeking to have them protected from what the group believes is unlawful imprisonment ...
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Animal rights activists protest for elephants ahead of Colorado Supreme Court hearing
The rally was held at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park by the Nonhuman Rights Project on Oct. 6, where activists called for the elephants’ freedom. The group says that the upcoming hearing will ...
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Elephants are not people, US judges say
The Nonhuman Rights Project (NRP) said the creatures should be moved instead to an elephant sanctuary. But Colorado's supreme court on Tuesday ruled that only people are covered by the state's ...