Legal Opinion
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Vilsack
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 14, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-1462PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, United States District Judge
In this case, Plaintiffs Animal Legal Defense Fund, Tracey Kuehl, and Lisa Kuehl challenge the United States Department of Agriculture’s 2015 renewal of the license for the operation of the Cricket Hollow Zoo. The Cricket Hollow Zoo is a private zoo in Manchester, Iowa, which includes lions, tigers, bears, baboons, lemurs, dogs, rabbits, and pigs. Plaintiffs claim that the 2015 renewal was unlawful under the Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. § 2131-59, the federal statute governing such facilities, and that the agency acted in a…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Sonny PerdueCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
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- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. United States Department of AgricultureDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2016
- Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Sonny PerdueCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
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