Legal Opinion
McCloy v. United States Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 2, 2003No. 02-9543PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Robert B. McCloy, Jr., appeals from an order of the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) finding him liable under the Horse Protection Act (HPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1821-31, for allowing a sore horse to be entered in a horse show. We have jurisdiction under 15 U.S.C. § 1825(b)(2), and we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Congress enacted the HPA in 1970 to combat the “cruel and inhumane” practice of soring Tennessee Walking Horses in order to improve their performance at horse shows. 15 U.S.C. § 1822. “If the front feet of the horse were deliberately made sore, the intense pain…
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