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 ...

Elephants Aren’t People and Can’t Sue to Leave a Zoo, Colorado’s Top Court Rules The court rejected a case to send five African elephants to a sanctuary, saying they have no legal right to ...

BOULDER, Colo. — 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.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — 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 zoo also pushed back on the animal advocacy group’s assertions that the elephants weren’t being properly cared for. The El Paso County District Court dismissed the petition, noting that no courts ...

Elephants can’t sue to leave the zoo, court rules. A Colorado court rejected efforts to free five elephants using a legal process for human detainees, writing that it “boils down to whether an ...

During the hearing, the group's lawyer, Jake Davis, urged the justices to focus on the five “individuals” he represents. He asked them to rule that the elephants can pursue a habeas corpus petition ...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — 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 ...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

He asked them to rule that the elephants can pursue a habeas corpus petition and send the case back to a lower court, which would consider the petition and decide if the animals should leave the zoo.