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 have the African elephants, Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo, freed from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and moved to an elephant sanctuary, citing a legal process known as “habeas corpus” that allows individuals in custody to challenge their detention or incarceration in court.
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Mon 17 Mar, 2025 08:27 am
Scrolling Facebook I came across a video of an elephant who refuses to leave her dead friend. The image of her grief was so powerful I had to immediately scroll away. Pain so palpable I won't recover for a while.