Legal Opinion
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. United States Department of Agriculture
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 8, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2024-2074Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND and SALLY BALDWIN, Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:24-cv-2074-RCL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BROOKE ROLLINS, in her Official Capacity as Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, and MICHAEL WATSON, in his Official Capacity as APHIS Administrator, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This lawsuit challenges the licensing of Yellowstone Bear World (“Bear World”), a private Idaho zoo that displays animal species endemic to the Mountain West, including, as relevant…
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