On Thursday, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will be in front of the Colorado Supreme Court arguing if the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s elephants should be turned over to an animal sanctuary.

Elephants allowed to remain at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo following Colorado Supreme Court ruling 01:31. Colorado's highest court has ruled in favor of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo after it was sued by an ...

The Colorado Supreme Court will consider whether animals are entitled to legal rights under federal law due to a Nonhuman Rights Project lawsuit over elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

However, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo argues that the district court's ruling was correct. They describe the NhRP as an out-of-state extremist group trying to set a legal precedent.

On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that elephants do not have the same rights as humans after the Nonhuman Rights Project sued the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo over the conditions of its elephants.

DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court released its opinion on a case that sought to remove the five elephants cared for at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. In its opinion, delivered by the Honorable ...

A legal battle between Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and an animal rights organization is set to go before the Colorado Supreme Court on Thursday. The high court will hear oral arguments from the Colorado ...

The Colorado Supreme Court hears the ongoing animal rights case against Cheyenne Mountain Zoo that has passed the one year mark. DENVER — Thursday morning, representatives of the Nonhuman Rights ...

Elephants are not human, Colorado high court rules for zoo in animal rights group's suit The Nonhuman Rights Project alleged the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo kept five elderly African elephants named ...

Elephants Are Not People, Colorado Supreme Court Rules. Published Jan 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM EST Updated Jan 23, ... The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, in a statement posted on Facebook: ...

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s elephants are not “legal persons” under the law, Colorado Supreme Court rules The Colorado Supreme Court upheld El Paso County District Court’s June ruling on Tuesday ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The Colorado Supreme Court has sided with the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo after an animal rights organization sued the group, alleging violations were made against five ...