Legal Opinion
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 4, 2003No. 01-7166PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
Asian elephants perform at the Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Animal Welfare Institute, the Fund for Animals, and Thomas Rider sued Ringling Bros, and its owner, Feld Entertainment, Inc., claiming that Asian elephants are an endangered species and that the circus mistreated its elephants in violation of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. The only question is whether, as the district court ruled in dismissing their…
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