Legal Opinion
In Defense of Animals v. U.S. Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 12, 2014No. 12-17804PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEA, Circuit Judge:
Wild horses — mustangs—and burros are part of our nation’s heritage from the American West; a heritage Congress has sought to preserve. That these animals should roam the Western spaces appeals to the nature lover and historian in each of us.
But these animals eat and trample. Even in the wide open West of our nation, there is just so much forage; there are also many vulnerable cultural artifacts underfoot.
These animals also multiply. And when too many of them abound in limited land, the eongressionally-appointed stewards of that land must act to protect the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed FarmsSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Balint v. Carson CityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. BlackwoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by51 opinions
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