NhRP Friends of the Court Speak Up for Captive Elephants in Colorado
Source: Amicus support for the fight to #FreeTheCMZElephants | Nonhuman Rights Project In May, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) submitted a brief to the Colorado Supreme Court, seeking to reverse a District Court decision that denied elephants Jambo, Kimba, LouLou, Lucky, and Missy a hearing on the legality of their captivity at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo…
Captive Elephants in Bali Are Expected to “Earn Their Keep”
Love for animals should come with no strings attached Source: South China Morning Post The island of Bali, Indonesia is described as a “sun-soaked paradise” and is one of the most popular travel destinations for those seeking adventure and leisure. But is the island a paradise for its nonhuman inhabitants? History of Elephants in Bali …
Only a Total Global Ivory Ban Will Work
In 1989 Kenya’s government planned and executed the world’s first ever ivory burn, desperate to do something about the poaching of its elephants due to the soaring cost, and therefore value to poachers, of ivory. This helped pass a ban on the international trade of ivory, which returned in the 2000s after a few African…
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