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Judge rules elephants can't pursue release from zoo because "an elephant is not a person"
"The legal question here boils down to whether an elephant is a person," stated the Colorado Supreme Court. "And because an ...
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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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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 ...