Animal rights lawyers threaten to sue over Renaissance Festival elephants

22.05.2025    The Denver Post    2 views
Animal rights lawyers threaten to sue over Renaissance Festival elephants

Animal rights lawyers based at the University of Denver are threatening to sue Colorado Parks and Wildlife if the agency issues another permit for an elephant show at the annual Renaissance Festival in Larkspur In a letter to Parks and Wildlife the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project noted the agency is violating Colorado law by issuing permits to Trunks and Humps the exhibitor that puts on the Elephant Experience show at the fair State law prohibits elephants being used in traveling animal acts attorney Chris Carraway and director and DU law professor Justin Marceau wrote The group is demanding Parks and Wildlife revoke all permits issued to Trunks and Humps notify it that the performances are forbidden and take measures to make sure permits aren t issued for traveling elephant acts in the future Related Articles Denver Zoo s Toyota Elephant Passage ranked th in U S for best zoo habitat in A spokesperson for Parks and Wildlife and festival organizers could not at once be reached for comment According to the festival s website the elephant show is an educational experience that teaches attendees about animals care and conservation But an elephant behavior expert from Cornell University reported the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project that the show forces the animals to participate in unnatural behaviors the group explained That which would disqualify the show as an educational initiative under Colorado law Issuing a permit to display elephants at the Renaissance Festival would be a blatant violation of a law that was enacted to prevent that very thing Marceau announced in a comment We will not hesitate to take legal action to protect these animals Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter

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