Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the US state’s highest court said the animals had no legal right to demand their release because they are not human.

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 ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. DENVER — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their own freedom from a Colorado zoo, the state’s highest ...

Court says elephants not human, cannot seek freedom Animal rights group says decision perpetuates an injustice Zoo called lawsuit frivolous, cites earlier rulings Jan 22 (Reuters) - Five elderly ...

An animal rights group had filed to move five elephants from a Colorado zoo (file photo) A bid to free five elephants from a Colorado zoo has been rejected after a court ruled elephants are not ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This undated photo provided by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shows elephants Kimba, front, and Lucky, back, at ...

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A West Des Moines local and his patriotic tractor are going to Washington D.C. to be in the inaugural parade. The America-themed tractor has already been in hundreds of parades and events ...

David Lynch, the four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Eraserhead, Wild at Heart, The Elephant Man and others who also created the ABC drama series Twin Peaks ...