OTTAWA, Ont. - The Supreme Court of Canada will not be getting involved in a fight over a 36-year-old Asian elephant in an Edmonton zoo.
The high court has decided it won't hear an animal rights group's appeal in an ongoing campaign to have Lucy moved to a warm-weather wildlife sanctuary in the U.S.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Zoocheck wanted to challenge an Alberta Court of Appeal split decision last August that ruled against their plan to sue the City of Edmonton over Lucy.
One of the Appeal Court justices wrote a dissenting opinion, saying the groups should have public standing in the matter and it should go to trial.
The city's lawyer says the zoo's long-term goal is not to house elephants, but it will continue to look after Lucy and do what is in her best interests.
Officials have said Lucy has manageable health issues, but a breathing problem could be life-threatening during the stress of a move.
