ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND v. LUCAS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Civil Action No. 2:19-40 ) KIMBERLY ANN LUCAS d/b/a FARMERS’ ) INN, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Animal Legal Defense Fund (“ALDF”) brings this action against Defendant Kimberly Ann Lucas d/b/a Farmers’ Inn (“Farmers’ Inn”), alleging that it fails to provide adequate husbandry and veterinary care to the exotic animals in its custody at its facility in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Specifically, ALDF alleges that Farmers’ Inn’s treatment of the…