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5 Elephants Lose Colorado Court Case
Colorado’s top court has ruled against an effort to have five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo legally declared people. The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo, seeking to have them protected from what the group believes is unlawful imprisonment, the Denver Post reports. The court ruled that while elephants are majestic and intelligent animals, they’re still not people and don’t have the right to challenge their detention. The Nonhuman Rights Project was aiming to have the five released to an elephant sanctuary.
The decision “does not turn on our regard for these majestic animals,” the Colorado Supreme Court said, per the AP. “Instead, the legal question here boils down to whether an elephant is a person,” the court said. “And because an elephant is not a person, the elephants here do not have standing to bring a habeas corpus claim.” In June, a lower court ruled that habeas corpus doesn’t apply to nonhumans, “no matter how cognitively, psychologically or socially sophisticated they may be.”
The Nonhuman Rights Project, which has filed eight similar lawsuits in different states without winning a case, said the decision “perpetuates a clear injustice.” The zoo called the group’s lawsuit frivolous and said it had “wasted valuable time and money responding to them in courts and in the court of public opinion,” KOAA reports. “It seems their real goal is to manipulate people into donating to their cause by incessantly publicizing sensational court cases with relentless calls for supporters to donate,” the zoo said. The zoo said a “strenuous review” of its elephant care program didn’t find even minor concerns. (More elephant stories.)
Colorado saw some small but welcome improvements in drought conditions this week.
According to the latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor, extreme drought held steady at just over 1% statewide, while severe drought dropped from about 17% to 13%.
Moderate drought also improved this week, now covering around 30% of the state.
Across the Denver metro area, moderate drought conditions continue in parts of Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties.
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Boulder’s NoBo Art District earns state certification from Gov. Polis as a Colorado Creative District
North Boulder’s arts scene has been officially recognized: The NoBo Art District has been certified as one of Colorado’s newest Creative Districts, joining a statewide network of 37 communities designated by Governor Jared Polis and Colorado Creative Industries.
Other state-designated Creative Districts include RiNo Art District in Denver, Downtown Fort Collins Creative District, and Longmont Creative District.
The certification marks a major milestone for the North Boulder community, which has grown from a cluster of studios and galleries along Broadway into one of Boulder’s most visible creative hubs. The recognition also comes with statewide promotion, access to new funding opportunities and even fancy new highway signage from the Colorado Department of Transportation.
“This certification is an incredible honor and a reflection of the creative energy that fuels North Boulder,” said Liz Compos, NoBo Art District’s executive director, in a press release Thursday. “For years, our artists, businesses and neighbors have worked together to build a community that celebrates imagination and connection.”
The City of Boulder first named the area the NoBo Art District in 2017, after calling it out two years earlier in Boulder’s Community Cultural Plan as a “neighborhood to watch.” Since then, the city has been offering grants, research help, and other behind-the-scenes support that’s helped turn a scatter of artistic spaces into one of North Boulder’s strongest creative corners.
To celebrate the new designation, NoBo is throwing its annual Party for the Arts on Nov. 22. The celebration will have all the good stuff: live music, performances, a silent auction, food, drinks and a pop-up gallery. Money raised will go toward matching a $10,000 grant from Colorado Creative Industries, helping to fund next year’s events and public art, according to the press release.
More details can be found at noboartdistrict.org.
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