Animal Welfare Institute,et Al v. Feld Entertainment, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE ) PREVENTION OF CRUELTY ) TO ANIMALS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civ. Action No. 03-2006 (EGS) ) FELD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Tom Rider was formerly employed by Defendant Feld Entertainment, Inc. (“FEI”), where he worked with several of defendant’s Asian elephants in defendant’s Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey (“Ringling Bros.”) traveling circus. Plaintiff Animal Protection Institute…