Levine v. Vilsack

WU, District Judge:

Dr. Ellen Levine, Beverly Ulbrich, Krista Kielman, Gretchen Wallerich, Kanda Boykin, The Humane Society of the United States, East Bay Animal Advocates, Mississippi Poultry Workers for Equality and Respect, Western North Carolina Workers’ Center, John Doe I, and John Doe II (henceforth collectively “Levine”) appeal from a summary judgment ruling in favor of the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (“Secretary” or “USDA”). This case involves a dispute concerning whether chickens, turkeys and other domestic fowl are excluded from the humane slaughter…