The court rejected a case to send five African elephants to a sanctuary, saying they have no legal right to demand release ...

As the National Zoo unveils its latest giant pandas to the public, adoring fans are embracing the newcomers from China.

"Because an elephant is not a person, the elephants here do not have standing to bring a habeas corpus claim," the court ...

A court has rejected the notion that elephants are people, upholding a zoo's right to keep the animals after a yearslong legal scrap.

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but do not have the legal right to pursue their release since they aren't ...

The high court rejected arguments that elephants qualify as “persons” under state law and suggested animal advocates turn to ...

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Phoenix Zoo officials denied claims from a California-based nonprofit they plan to shut down its elephant exhibit. On Tuesday ...

Phoenix Zoo’s decision is part of a growing trend among zoos across North America with about 40 zoos closing their elephant exhibits and many more pledging to close their exhibits. The Phoenix Zoo ...

The Phoenix Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its beloved animals. The zoo announced Noelle the female fennec fox died a week ago at the age of 12. She was six months old when she arrived at the ...

The list, which comes from animal rights group In Defense of Animals, ranked the Phoenix Zoo 10 th worst, based on the living conditions of Indu, the zoo’s only elephant. Indu, a 59-year-old ...

A beloved female fennec fox died at the Phoenix Zoo last week, leaving guests, staff and animal companions with a "heavy heart," according to a Facebook post by zoo officials on Wednesday.