Colorado’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that five elderly elephants don’t have legal standing to sue to leave a local zoo because they’re not human. An animal rights group had sought to ...

O n Tuesday, Colorado’s highest court ruled that five elderly African elephants do not have legal standing to sue to leave a local zoo, because they aren’t human. The Supreme Court of the ...

This undated photo provided by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shows elephants Kimba, front, and Lucky, back, at the zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain Zoo via AP) (CN) — Five elderly African ...

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but do not have the legal right to pursue their release since they aren't human. DENVER — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that elephants do not have the same rights as humans. The ruling comes after the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit ...

Last October, the group sued the zoo over the welfare of its five elephants: Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo. The NhRP was claiming habeas corpus as the elephants' next friend. This term is ...

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 Tuesday. The ruling ...