The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a petition Monday on behalf of three female Connecticut petting zoo elephants, claiming they’re autonomous animals that should be released to a sanctuary.

Attorney Steven Wise, founder of the nonprofit project, said Monday the elephants are legal persons with the fundamental right to bodily liberty. The elephants are currently at the Commerford Zoo, a traveling petting zoo based in Goshen.

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