Tag: elephants
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Elephant permit denied for the Colorado Renaissance Festival
Elephants, which have been part of the Colorado Renaissance Festival for decades, will not be at this year’s show when it kicks off June 14. Colorado Parks and Wildlife denied the permit for elephant shows at the weekslong festival in Larkspur, according to a news release June 5 from PETA, the animal rights organization. The…
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Elephants, part of Colorado Renaissance Festival show for decades, won’t appear this year
Elephants, which have been part of the Colorado Renaissance Festival for decades, will not be at this year’s show when it kicks off June 14. Colorado Parks and Wildlife denied the permit for elephant shows at the weekslong festival in Larkspur, according to a news release Thursday from PETA, the animal rights organization. The permit…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, animal rights nonprofit to argue elephant case before Colorado Supreme Court
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 Springs-based zoo and the Nonhuman Rights Project, a nonprofit based in Coral Springs, Fla., over the treatment of five African elephants. It…
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A party like no other? Asia’s richest man celebrates son’s prenuptials with a star-studded bash
Tycoons from around the world, heads of state, as well as Hollywood and Bollywood stars have descended on the small western Indian city of Jamnagar, where billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani is kickstarting a big fat wedding celebration for his youngest son