Legal Opinion
American Horse Protection Ass'n v. Yeutter
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 30, 1990No. Nos. 90-5151, 90-5211PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and the defendant-intervenors below appeal from an order granting summary judgment to the American Horse Protection Association (“AHPA”) and vacating regulations promulgated under the Horse Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1821-1831 (1988) (the “Act”). The district court decided that the agency regulations permitting the use of six-ounce action devices were arbitrary and capricious. We reverse.
I. Background
The Horse Protection Act is directed against the practice of deliberately “soring” Tennessee Walking Horses. Soring refers to…
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