Associated Dog Clubs of New York State, Inc. v. Vilsack

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge

Plaintiffs brought suit to challenge a Department of Agriculture rule extending the licensing requirements of the Animal Welfare Act to certain on-line pet dealers. The Humane Society of the United States seeks to intervene in the action to defend the rule. Because the Humane Society has demonstrated that the challenge may impede its well established animal cruelty programs and that the USDA may not adequately represent its interests in defending the suit, the Court will grant the Humane Society’s motion to…