Case Law Index
Animal Welfare
January 1, 1995 - March 1, 2011
This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving Animal Welfare that were decided on or after January 1, 1995. For those cases that have been summarized by the National Agricultural Law Center, a link is provided to the summary. The index will be regularly updated to reflect new judicial developments. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order.
SUPREME COURT
United States v. Stevens, 130 S. Ct. 1577 (2010), aff'd, 533 F.3d 218 (3d Cir. 2008) (videos depicting cruelty to animals as free speech) Text
Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Cmtys. for a Great Oregon, 515 U.S. 687 (1995) (reasonableness of Secretary of Interior's definition of "harm" in a regulation based on ESA's definition of "tak[ing]" an endangered or threatened species) Text
FIRST CIRCUIT
Pina v. Morris, No. 09-11800-RWZ, 2010 WL 3395302 (D. Mass Aug. 26, 2010) (45 counts of animal cruelty for raising malnourished horses) Text
Animal Welfare Inst. v. Martin, 588 F.Supp.2d 70 (D. Me. 2008) (claim that state of Maine violated ESA in establishing regulations for lynx hunting season) Text | Summary
Nickerson-Malpher v. Worley, 560 F.Supp.2d 75 (D.Me. 2008) (§ 1983 action against state and federal officials for search and removal of dogs from home) Text
Murphy v. Foster, 518 F.Supp.2d 292 (D. Me. 2007) (challenge to seizure of animals and other property under Maine's Animal Welfare Act) Text
Bilida v. McLeod, 211 F.3d 166 (1st Cir. 2000) (warrantless search and seizure of pet; pet raccoon is not property for due process purposes) Text
Strahan v. Linnon, 967 F.Supp. 581 (D. Mass. 1997) (ESA; NEPA; Marine Mammal Protection Act; Administrative Procedure Act) Text
United States v. Romano, 929 F.Supp. 502 (D. Mass. 1996) (Lacey Act) Text
SECOND CIRCUIT
Fabrikant v. French, 1:03-CV-1289-DNH-DRH, 2010 WL 2774043 (N.D. N.Y. July 13, 2010) (§ 1983 action against not-for-profit animal protection organization) Text
Sheehy v. Wehlage, No. 02-CV-592A, 2004 WL 951367 (W.D.N.Y. Feb. 3, 2004) (Suit claiming that false accusations led to seizure of plaintiff's cows, which were later auctioned) Text
Farm Sanctuary, Inc. v. Veneman, 212 F.Supp.2d 280 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (Attempt to obtain declaratory judgment that downed livestock were adulterated under federal law) Text
Atlantic States Legal Found. v. Babbitt, 140 F.Supp.2d 185 (N.D.N.Y. 2001) (standing under Migratory Bird Treaty Act and NEPA) Text
United States v. Bronx Reptiles, Inc., 217 F.3d 82 (2d Cir. 2000) (mens rea requirement for violation of the Lacey Act) Text
Commack Self-Service Kosher Meats, Inc. v. Rubin, 106 F.Supp.2d 445 (E.D.N.Y. 2000) (New York's kosher laws as violating the Establishment Clause) Text
Moor-Jankowski v. Board of Trs. of New York Univ., No. 96 CIV. 5997(JFK), 1998 WL 474084 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 10, 1998) (care of laboratory animals under the Animal Welfare Act)
United States v. McDougall, 25 F.Supp.2d 85 (N.D.N.Y. 1998) (scope of Lacey Act) Text
THIRD CIRCUIT
Dice v. Johnson, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2010 WL 1791138 (M.D. Pa. 2010) (animal cruelty and defamation)
Barber v. Pennsylvania Dep't Agric., No. 9-1462, 2010 WL 1816760 (W.D. Pa. May 03, 2010) (violation of civil rights in seizure of dogs and closure of kennel) Text
United States v. Fullmer, 584 F.3d 132 (3d Cir. 2009) (violations of the Animal Enterprise Protection Act) Text
Rivero v. Humane Soc'y of Fayette County, No. 08-793, 2009 WL 18704 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 3, 2009) (violation of civil rights in seizure of dog) Text | Summary
Zimmerman v. Wolff, 622 F.Supp.2d 240 (E.D. Pa. 2008) (injunction to prevent seizure of dogs and closing kennel) Text | Summary
United States v. Stevens, 533 F.3d 218 (3d Cir. 2008) (videos depicting cruelty to animals as free speech) Text
Allen v. Penn. Soc'y for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 488 F.Supp.2d 450 (M.D. Pa. 2007) (police power of state humane society) Text
Brown v. Muhlenberg Tp., 269 F.3d 205 (3d Cir. 2001) (police shooting of a dog constitutes a 4th Amendment seizure) Text
Black Hawk v. Pennsylvania, 114 F.Supp.2d 327 (M.D. Pa. 2000) (seizure of an animal used for religious purposes comes under the First Amendment's Establishment Clause) Text
Hawksbill Sea Turtle v. FEMA, 215 F.3d 1314 (3d Cir. 2000) (Endangered Species Act as applied to Fish and Wildlife Service and FEMA)
Kleissler v. U.S. Forest Service, 183 F.3d 196 (3d Cir. 1999) (National Forest Management Act; NEPA) Text
Paws v. USDA APHIS, No. 95-4719, 1996 WL 524333 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 9, 1996) (Animal Welfare Act provisions for performing elephants)
FOURTH CIRCUIT
United States v. Kingrea,573 F.3d 186 (4th Cir. 2009) (running cockfighting operation) Text | Summary
George v. Kanawha County Sheriff's Dep't, No. 2:08-0141, 2009 WL 273230 (S.D. W.Va. Feb. 3, 2009) (challenging seizure of dog in home without warrant) Text
Moore v. Kempthorne, 464 F.Supp.2d 519 (E.D. Va. 2006) (action for preliminary injunction and TRO in case challenging black bear hunt in National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia) Text
Gibbs v. Babbitt, 214 F.3d 483 (4th Cir. 2000) (regulation limiting the taking of wildlife on private land as valid under Commerce Clause) TextFIFTH CIRCUIT
Hoog-Watson v. Guadalupe County, 591 F.3d 431 (5th Cir. 2009) (warrantless search and seizure of animals) Text
Hastey v. Bush, 82 F. App'x. 370 (5th Cir. 2003) (constitutionality of statute for First Amendment purposes)
Parr v. USDA, 273 F.3d 1095 (5th Cir. 2001) (repeated violations of the Animal Welfare Act)
G. David Westfall Family Ltd. P'ship v. Parks, 248 F.3d 1140 (5th Cir. 2001) (effects of the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments on the seizing of livestock)
Brown v. Tull, 218 F.3d 743 (5th Cir. 2000) (qualified immunity for animal control officers searching for and seizing animals on owner's property)
Shields v. Babbit, 229 F.Supp.2d 638, (W.D. Tex. 2000) (ESA as applied to intrastate species) Text
Brown v. Wilson County, No. SA-97-CA-1473-OG, 1999 WL 33290666 (W.D. Tex. Mar. 13, 1999) (procurement and scope of search warrants for animals)
United States v. Thompson, 118 F.Supp.2d 723 (W.D. Tex. 1998) (Animal Welfare Act's constitutional status and provisions for animal fighting ventures) Text
In re Wilson, No. Civ.A. 97-2390, 1997 WL 563988 (E.D. La. Sept. 8, 1997) (whether dairy cattle are farming "tools")
Sierra Club v. Glickman, 974 F.Supp. 905 (E.D. Tex. 1997) (National Forest Management Act) Text
Cathey v. Guenther, 47 F.3d 162 (5th Cir. 1995) (Fourteenth Amendment property rights in a pet) Text
Gall v. City of Vidor, Tex., 903 F.Supp. 1062 (E.D. Tex. 1995) (constitutionality of warrantless search and seizure of dogs on owner's property) Text
SIXTH CIRCUIT
Vos v. Cordray, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2010 WL 2500356 (N.D. Ohio June 16, 2010) (§1983 action for search and taking of horse)
White v. United States, 601 F.3d 545 (6th Cir. 2010) (constitutional challenge to anti-animal-fighting provisions) Text
White v. United States, 2:08-cv-118, 2009 WL 173509 (S.D. Ohio Jan. 26, 2009) (standing to challenge amendments to Animal Welfare Act) Summary
Robinson v. Nash, Civil Action No. 5:06-139-JMH, 2007 WL 634080 (E.D. Ky. Feb. 20, 2007) (constitutional claim for unlawful search and seizure) Text
Hodgins v. USDA, No. 97-3899, 2000 WL 1785733 (6th Cir.) (Animal Welfare Act's provisions for animal dealers)
Richardson v. Twp. of Brady, 2000 Fed.App. 0215P (6th Cir.) (constitutionality of zoning ordinance affecting the keeping of livestock)
Michigan Wolfdog Ass'n v. St. Clair County, 122 F.Supp.2d 794 (E.D. Mich. 2000) (constitutionality of dog breed-specific legislation authorizing warrantless inspection) Text
Newsome v. Erwin, 137 F.Supp.2d 934 (S.D. Ohio 2000) (shooting of pet as violations of owner's Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments) Text
Longhi v. APHIS, 1999 Fed.App. 0027P (6th Cir.) (piercing the corporate veil of an animal dealer partnership under the Animal Welfare Act)
Volpe Vito, Inc. v. USDA, No. 97-3603, 1999 WL 16562 (6th Cir.) (USDA administrative proceedings enforcing the Animal Welfare Act)
Lowery v. Faires, No. 98-5885, 1999 WL 357767 (6th Cir.) (seizure of cattle without pre-deprivation notice and chance to be heard)
Lowery v. Faires, 57 F.Supp.2d 483 (E.D. Tenn. 1998) (seizure of cattle without predeprivation notice and chance to be heard) Text
Stack v. Killian, 1996 Fed.App. 0305P (6th Cir.) (searching for, seizing, and handling animals from an animal shelter)
Morrow v. USDA, No. 94-3793, 1995 WL 523336 (6th Cir.) (Animal Welfare Act provisions for possessing and trafficking exotic animals; USDA administrative hearings related thereto)
Ammon v. Welty, No. 94-6117, 1995 WL 499472 (6th Cir.) (the shooting of a pet dog as a deprivation of property)
Rowland v. USDA, 1995 Fed.App. 0019P (6th Cir.) (Horse Protection Act)
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
United States v. Berry, 09-CR-30101-MJR, 2010 WL 1882057 (S.D. Ill. May 11, 2010) (sentencing for dog fighting) Text
Armon v. McHenry County, No. 07 C 50173, 2008 WL 5423573 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 29, 2008) (probable cause to issue warrant to seize animals) Text
McCoy v. Harrison, 341 F.3d 600 (7th Cir. 2003) (§1983 suit for excessive force) Text
Adams v. Connors, No. 01 C 6025, 2002 WL 1827632 (N.D. Ill. Aug 9, 2002) (§1983 action alleging a lack of probable cause for search and seizure)
Siebert v. Severino, 256 F.3d 648 (7th Cir. 2001) (warrantless search of barn and seizure of horses) Text
Kelly v. EPA, 203 F.3d 519 (7th Cir. 2000) (Clean Water Act and wildlife habitat) Text
McCoy v. Harrison, No. 97 C 50402, 2000 WL 713740 (N.D. Ill. May 4, 2000) (Humane Care for Animals Act as mitigating Fourth Amendment violations)
Porter v. DiBlasio, 93 F.3d 301 (7th Cir. 1996) (terminating animal ownership rights) Text
Campbell v. Chappelow, 95 F.3d 576 (7th Cir. 1996) (awarding neglected animals to humane society which sells them) Text
Hoctor v. USDA, 82 F.3d 165 (7th Cir. 1996) (Administrative Procedure Act requirements for USDA rule-making promulgating the Animal Welfare Act) Text
United States v. Winnie, 97 F.3d 975 (7th Cir. 1996) (Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; the Endangered Species Act) Text
Simmons v. U.S. Corps of Army Eng'rs, No. 96-4246-JPG, 1996 WL 1323088 (S.D. Ill. Dec. 18, 1996) (Clean Water Act's procedural provisions for protecting threatened and endangered animal species)
Wilson v. USDA, 61 F.3d 907 (7th Cir. 1995) (Animal Welfare Act's provisions for assessing penalties for violations) Text
United States v. Kuipers, 49 F.3d 1254 (7th Cir. 1995) (evidence required to prove Lacey Act violations) Text
United States v. Hogan, 906 F.Supp. 455 (C.D. Ill. 1995) (duck baiting under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act) Text
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
McClendon v. Story County Sheriff's Office, 403 F.3d 510 (8th Cir. 2005) (§1983 action alleging that county seized animals in violation of rights) Text
Slavin v. United States, 403 F.3d 522 (8th Cir. 2005) (challenge to constitutionality of AWA provision on transportation of fighting birds in interstate commerce) Text
United States v. Oliver, 255 F.3d 588 (8th Cir. 2001) (interpreting the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act against the Religious Freedom Restoration Act) Text
Hansen v. USDA, 221 F.3d 1342 (8th Cir. 2000) (temporal requirement for appealing USDA finding of an Animal Welfare Act violation)
United States v. Eagleboy, 200 F.3d 1137 (8th Cir. 1999) (U.S. policy of not enforcing the Migratory Bird Treaty Act against members of federally-recognized Indian tribes) Text
Minnesota Humane Soc'y v. Clark, 184 F.3d 795 (8th Cir. 1999) (process for challenging Fish & Wildlife Service permits for the round-up and killing of geese) Text
Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians v. Minnesota, 952 F.Supp. 1362 (D. Minn. 1997) (interpreting state natural resources law against Native American tribal hunting, fishing and gathering treaty rights) Text
Toney v. Glickman, 101 F.3d 1236 (8th Cir. 1996) (Animal Welfare Act provisions regarding animal dealers and evidence sufficient to find violations of such provisions) Text
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. South Dakota, 917 F.Supp. 1434 (D. S.D.) 1996 (state jurisdiction versus tribal jurisdiction over hunting and fishing by various people on Native American reservation lands) Text
Mausolf v. Babbitt, 913 F.Supp. 1334 (D. Minn. 1996) (interpreting the ESA against the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act) Text
NINTH CIRCUIT
Dunham v. Kootenai County, No. CV-09-129-N-BLW, 2010 WL 556803 (D. Idaho Feb. 10, 2010) (conviction for cruelty to horses) Text
Gardner v. Kootenai County, No. CIV 08-472-BLW , 2009 WL 2392044 (D. Idaho July 31, 2009) (claims of constitutional violations in seizure of animals)
Clem v. Riebe, No. CIV S-08-0013 FCD EFB PS, 2008 WL 5478572 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 31, 2008) (civil rights violations; malicious prosecution) Text | Summary
Ocean Mammal Inst. v. Gates, Civil No. 07-00254-DAE-LEK, 2008 WL 2185180 (D. Haw. May 27, 2008) (claim that the Navy failed to provide NEPA required public notice and opportunity to comment on use of sonar with potential harm to marine mammals) Text
Natural Resources Def. Council v. Winter, 527 F.Supp.2d 1216 (C.D. Cal. 2008) (challenge to use of sonar with potential harm to marine mammals)
Earth Island Inst. v. Hogarth, 494 F.3d 757 (9th Cir. 2007) (challenge to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration regulations on allowing tuna purse seine fishing in Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Veneman, 469 F.3d 826 (9th Cir. 2006) (claim that Dept. of Agriculture's decision in primate research was arbitrary and capricious) Text
Nat'l Res. Def. Council v. U.S. E.P.A., 437 F.Supp.2d 1137 (C.D. Cal. 2006) (motion for summary judgment in case seeking to compel EPA to promulgate guidelines for storm water discharges) Text
Bakay v. Yarnes, 431 F.Supp.2d 1103 (W.D. Wash. 2006) (action based on humane society's euthanasia of cats after seizure by animal control) Text
Earth Island Inst. v. Evans, 136 Fed.Appx. 34 (9th Cir. 2005) (motion to intervene in suit on effects of purse seine net tuna fishing on dolphins)
Cetacean Cmty. v. Bush, 386 F.3d 1169 (9th Cir. 2004) (challenge to use of sonar with potential harm to marine mammals) Text
City of Sausalito v. O'Neill, 386 F.3d 1186 (9th Cir. 2004) (action by city against Park Service claiming that use of former military base violated NEPA) Text
Nat'l Audubon Soc'y, Inc. v. Davis, 307 F.3d 835 (9th Cir. 2002) (challenge to provision of California code which banned the use of any steel-jawed leghold animal trap) Text
Daugherty v. Costello, 24 Fed.Appx. 684 (9th Cir. 2001) (Fourth Amendment's effect on warrantless search of fields, barn and home for animals; Sixth Amendment)
Defenders of Wildlife v. Norton, 258 F.3d 1136 (9th Cir. 2001) (procedure for designating a species as threatened under ESA) Text
Brower v. Evans, 257 F.3d 1058 (9th Cir. 2001) (Secretary of Commerce's power to change the standard for dolphin-safe tuna fish label) Text
Cantrell v. City of Long Beach, 241 F.3d 674 (9th Cir. 2001) (standing to bring action challenging the adequacy of Environmental Impact Statements under NEPA) Text
Kafka v. Hagener, 176 F.Supp.2d 1037 (D. Mont. 2001) (constitutionality of a ballot initiative amending state game farm laws) Text
Comm. for Idaho's High Desert v. Collinge, 148 F.Supp.2d 1097 (D. Idaho 2001) (requirements for preliminary injunction against government agency-sponsored predation control program) Text
Metcalf v. Daley, 214 F.3d 1135 (9th Cir. 2000) (whether various federal agencies violated NEPA in their approval of Native American tribal whaling) Text
Nat'l Audubon Soc'y v. Davis, 144 F.Supp.2d 1160 (N.D. Cal. 2000) (standing to challenge the constitutionality of a state proposition banning the use of certain wildlife traps and poisons) Text
United States v. Peterson, 121 F.Supp.2d 1309 (D. Mont. 2000) (treaty-based tribal hunting rights were abrogated in the creation of Glacier National Park) Text
Forest Guardians v. APHIS, No. CV 99-61-TUC-WDB, 2000 WL 34510092 (D. Ariz. Nov. 14, 2000) (federal agencies' livestock protection predator killing programs interpreted against the Wilderness Act and NEPA) Text
Fed'n of Fly Fishers v. Daley, 131 F.Supp.2d 1158 (N.D. Cal. 2000) (ESA procedures for deciding which species to list as threatened) Text
Hawaii County Green Party v. Clinton, 124 F.Supp.2d 1173 (D. Hawai`i 2000) (legality of sonar defense system under NEPA, ESA and the Marine Mammal Protection Act) Text
Lang v. USDA, 189 F.3d 473 (9th Cir. 1999) (sufficient evidence to find a violation of the Animal Welfare Act)
Arizona Cattle Growers' Ass'n v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., No. CIV 99-0673PHX RCB, 1999 WL 33722331 (D. Ariz. Dec. 14, 1999) (ESA)
Ocean Mammal Inst. v. Cohen, 164 F.3d 631 (9th Cir. 1998) (standing to enjoin sonar testing as per the Marine Mammal Protection Act, ESA and NEPA)
Ocean Mammal Inst. v. Cohen, No. 98-CIV-160, 1998 WL 2017631 (D. Hawai`i Mar. 9, 1998) (standing to challenge sonar testing on whales under the National Environmental Policy Act)
United States v. McKittrick, 142 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 1998) (creating an experimental species population under the ESA) Text
Kanoa Inc. v. Clinton, 1 F.Supp.2d 1088 (D. Hawai`i 1998) (evidence required to enjoin sonar testing on whales as per the NEPA, Marine Mammal Protection Act and ESA) Text
Shuler v. Babbitt, 49 F.Supp.2d 1165 (D. Mont. 1998) (self-defense exception to Endangered Species Act) Text
Leathem v. United States, 122 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 1997) (Animal Enterprise Protection Act; Fourth Amendment claims resulting from search and seizure of animals)
Ellis v. Delude, 122 F.3d 1070 (9th Cir. 1997) ("community caretaking" exception to Fourth Amendment warrant requirement for seizing animals)
United States v. Hugs, 109 F.3d 1375 (9th Cir. 1997) (Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act as interpreted against Native American religious rights) Text
United States v. Bramble, 103 F.3d 1475 (9th Cir. 1996) (constitutionality of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Eagle Protection Act; warrantless search of home for illegal wildlife parts under the Fourth Amendment) Text
Hardy v. City of Glendale, 104 F.3d 365 (9th Cir. 1996) (qualified immunity for warrantless search and seizure of an animal; Fourth Amendment and due process actions based thereon)
Marbled Murrelet v. Babbitt, 83 F.3d 1060 (9th Cir. 1996) ("harm" to a protected species under the ESA) Text
United States v. Cook, 81 F.3d 170 (9th Cir. 1996) (sufficient evidence to find a violation of U.S. smuggling and conservation statutes through the importation and selling of a protected species)
Gabor v. Frazer, 78 F.3d 593 (9th Cir. 1996) (private action under the Animal Enterprise Protection Act) Text
Greater Yellowstone Coal. v. Babbitt, 952 F.Supp. 1435 (D. Mont. 1996) (standing to enjoin the removal of animals under the National Park Service Organic Act, Yellowstone Organic Act and National Environmental Policy Act) Text
United States v. Lundquist, 932 F.Supp. 1237 (D. Or. 1996) (Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act interpreted against the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, privacy rights and the Commerce Clause) Text
Dioxin/Organochlorine Ctr. v. Clarke, 57 F.3d 1517 (9th Cir. 1995) (under Clean Water Act, EPA must sufficiently consider effect of pollutants on aquatic life and wildlife) Text
Friends of the Wild Swan, Inc. v. U.S. Forest Serv., 910 F.Supp. 1500 (D. Or. 1995) (standing to challenge agency's response to threat to species under the National Forest Management Act and NEPA) Text
Hershey v. California State Humane Soc'y, No. C 94-20286-SW, 1995 WL 492626 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 11, 1995) (warrantless search and seizure of animals under the Fourth Amendment and the qualified immunity doctrine)
Van Scoy v. Shell Oil Co., No. C 94-3327 FMS, 1995 WL 232419 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 18, 1995) (standing to enjoin an oil company's selenium discharges under the Endangered Species Act)
United States v. Jim, 888 F.Supp. 1058 (D. Or. 1995) (interpreting the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the ESA against the Religious Freedom Restoration Act) Text
TENTH CIRCUIT
Campbell v. City of Spencer, CIV-09-0821-HE, 2010 WL 1780304 (W.D. Okla. May 4, 2010) (takings suit when horses were removed for animal cruelty) Text
Dias v. City & County of Denver, 567 F.3d 1169 (10th Cir. 2009) (due process challenge to ordinance banning pit bulls) Text | Summary
U.S. v. Binks, 23 F..App'x 912 (10th Cir. 2001) (sufficient evidence to prove the shooting of a wild horse in violation of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act)
Lamb v. Thompson, 265 F.3d 1038 (10th Cir. 2001 (Forest Service's procedures under the National Forest Management Act Raptor for approving timber sales affecting wildlife habitat) Text
Sierra Club-Black Hills Group v. U.S. Forest Serv., 259 F.3d 1281 (10th Cir. 2001) (Norbeck Organic Act's provisions for wildlife) Text
Wyoming Farm Bureau Fed'n v. Babbitt, 199 F.3d 1224 (10th Cir. 2000) (experimental reintroduction of wolves under the ESA and NEPA) Text
Colorado Envtl Coal. v. Dombeck, 185 F.3d 1162 (10th Cir. 1999) (requirement under the National Forest Management Act to manage wild lynx habitat) Text
Clark v. City of Draper, 168 F.3d 1185 (10th Cir. 1999) (private zoo owner's property interests as subject to state animal control laws; due process laws controlling search, seizure and destruction of private zoo animals) Text
New Mexico Cattle Growers v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., No. Civ. 98-367M/JHG, 1999 WL 34797509 (D. N.M. Oct. 28, 1999) (wolf reintroduction program under the ESA and NEPA) Text
Southwest Center for Biological Diversity v. Clark, 90 F.Supp.2d 1300 (D. N.M. 1999) (standing to force U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate critical habitat for a species under ESA) Text
Coalition for Sustainable Res., Inc. v. U.S. Forest Serv., 48 F.Supp.2d 1303 (D. Wyo. 1999) (standing and ripeness to challenge U.S. Forest Service plan as violative of ESA) Text
United States v. Moon Lake Elec. Ass'n, Inc., 45 F.Supp. 2d 1070 (D. Colo. 1999) (scope of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act) Text
Wyoming Farm Bureau Fed'n v. Babbitt, 987 F.Supp. 1349 (D. Wyo. 1997) (standing to sue over U.S. government-led wolf reintroduction under ESA and NEPA) Text
United States v. Gonzales, 957 F.Supp. 1225 (D. N.M. 1997) (government's failure to use least restrictive method of conserving bald eagles violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act) Text
Sportsmen's Wildlife Def. Fund v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior, 949 F.Supp. 1510 (D. Colo. 1996) (standing to enjoin construction on state wildlife and park land under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund Act and NEPA) Text
Crow Tribe of Indians v. Repsis, 73 F.3d 982 (10th Cir. 1995) (Native American treaty-based hunting rights on public lands) Text
United States v. Hill, 896 F.Supp. 1057 (D. Colo. 1995) (ESA, Lacey Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act do not unconstitutionally deprive someone who owns parts of protected species of such parts) Text
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Kollman Ramos v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., No. 08-10236, 2009 WL 922661 (11th Cir. Apr. 7, 2009) (violations of AWA; operating without a dealer license) Summary
Reams v. Irvin, 561 F.3d 1258 (11th Cir. 2009) (no violation of due process rights in impoundment of horses) Text
Gibson v. Babbitt, 223 F.3d 1256 (11th Cir. 2000) (interpreting the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act against the Religious Freedom Restoration Act) Text
Gibson v. Babbitt, 72 F.Supp.2d 1356 (S.D. Fla. 1999) (interpreting the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act against the Religious Freedom Restoration Act) Text
U.S. v. Grigsby, 111 F.3d 806 (11th Cir. 1997) (Migratory Bird Treaty Act; African Elephant Conservation Act; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Text
McGrail and Rowley, Inc. v. Babbitt, 986 F.Supp. 1386 (S.D. Fla. 1997) (proper procedure for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to deny a permit application under the National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act) Text
United States v. Fisher, 977 F.Supp. 1193 (S.D. Fla. 1997) (seagrass as a "resource" under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act) Text
United States v. Bernal, 90 F.3d 465 (11th Cir.1996) (Lacey Act applies to animal bred in captivity; Downward departure sentences for violations of Lacey Act and ESA) Text
Wilderness Soc'y v. Alcock, 83 F.3d 386 (11th Cir. 1996) (ripeness of suit alleging agency violation of National Forest Management Act) Text
United States v. Guthrie, 50 F.3d 936 (11th Cir. 1995) (constitutionality of Lacey Act; scope of review for a collateral challenge to an agency regulation; scope of ESA)
D.C. CIRCUIT
Showing Animals Respect and Kindness v. U.S. Dep't of Interior, No. 09-877, 2010 WL 3191801 (D. D.C. Aug. 12, 2010) (prosecution of man who shot tame bear for recreational purposes)
In Defense of Animals v. Salazar, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2010 WL 2076921 (D. D.C. 2010) (challenge under NEPA and the Wild Horse Act)
Daskalea v. Washington Humane Soc'y, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2010 WL 1741118 (D.D.C. 2010) (constitutional challenge to D.C.'s Freedom Cruelty to Animal Protection Act)
American Soc'y for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Feld, 677 F.Supp.2d 55 (D.D.C. 2009) (no standing under the Endangered Species Act) Text
Humane Soc'y of the U.S. v. U.S. Postal Serv., 609 F.Supp.2d 85 (D.D.C. 2009) (ability to challenge rejection of petition to make animal fighting periodical material unmailable under AWA) Text | Summary
In Defense of Animals v. United States Department of Agriculture, 587 F.Supp.2d 178 (D.D.C. 2008) (exclusion of expert testimony, violations of Animal Welfare Act) Text | Summary
Daskalea v. Washington Humane Soc'y, 577 F.Supp.2d 90 (D.D.C. 2008) (motion asserting immunity from plaintiff's claimed violation of due process in seizure of pets) Text
Daskalea v. Washington Humane Soc'y, 480 F.Supp.2d 16 (D.D.C. 2007) (constitutionality of state animal cruelty act) Text
Feld Entm't, Inc. v. A.S.P.C.A., 523 F.Supp.2d 1 (D.D.C. 2007) (RICO action against animal rights organization) Text
Fund for Animals, Inc. v. Kempthorne, 472 F.3d 872 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (standing for residents in case involving mute swans) Text
Doris Day Animal League v. Veneman, 315 F.3d 297 (D.C. Cir. 2003) (action challenging validity of regulation exempting breeders who sell dogs from their residences from licensure under Animal Welfare Act) Text
In Defense of Animals v. HHS, No. Civ.99-3024 (TFH), 2001 WL 34871354 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2001) (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees under the Animal Welfare Act)
San Juan Audubon Soc'y v. Veneman, 153 F.Supp.2d 1 (D.D.C. 2001) (using sodium cyanide capsules under ESA) Text
Alternatives Research & Dev. Found. v. Veneman, 262 F.3d 406 (D.C. Cir. 2001) (definition of "animal" as per the Animal Welfare Act) Text
Alternatives Research & Dev. Found. v. Veneman, 101 F.Supp.2d 7 (D.D.C. 2000) (definition of "animal" as per the Animal Welfare Act; standing to sue under the Animal Welfare Act) Text
Humane Soc'y of the U.S. v. Glickman, 217 F.3d 882 (D.C. Cir. 2000) (Migratory Bird Treaty Act applies to federal agencies) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Glickman, 204 F.3d 229 (D.C. Cir. 2000) (standing to challenge USDA regulation under the Animal Welfare Act) Text
Davis v. Latschar, 202 F.3d 359 (D.C. Cir. 2000) (judicial review of agency deer culling programs under National Park Service Organic Act, NEPA, and National Historic Preservation Act) Text
Davis v. Latschar, 83 F.Supp.2d 1 (D.D.C. 1999) (judicial review of agency deer culling programs under National Park Service Organic Act, NEPA, and National Historic Preservation Act) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Glickman, 154 F.3d 426 (D.C. Cir. 1998) (standing to challenge USDA regulations under the Animal Welfare Act) Text
Marine Mammal Conservancy, Inc. v. USDA, 134 F.3d 409 (D.C. Cir. 1998) (filing a motion to intervene in USDA proceeding for Animal Welfare Act charges; appeals process for review of a denied motion) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund, Inc. v. Glickman, 154 F.3d 426 (D.C. Cir. 1998) (challenging USDA's regulations concerning treatment of primates) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Glickman, 130 F.3d 464 (D.C. Cir. 1997) (standing to challenge USDA regulations under the Animal Welfare Act) Text
Defenders of Wildlife v. Babbitt, 958 F.Supp. 670 (D.D.C. 1997) (proper procedure for listing species as threatened or endangered under the ESA) Text
National Ass'n of Homebuilders v. Babbitt, 130 F.3d 1041 (D.C. Cir. 1997) (constitutionality of the ESA provision regarding the "taking" of species) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund, Inc. v. Shalala, 104 F.3d 424 (D.C. Cir. 1997) (National Academy of Sciences committee as part of Federal Advisory Committee Act may have to divulge some records) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Glickman, 943 F.Supp. 44 (D.D.C. 1996) (standing to challenge USDA regulations for public primate exhibits under the Animal Welfare Act) Text
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Barshefsky, 925 F.Supp. 844 (D.D.C. 1996) (standing to enjoin US Trade Representative from involvement in or support of expert meeting developing international standards for humane animal trapping) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Shalala, 53 F.3d 363 (D.C. Cir. 1995) (obtaining preliminary injunction against National Academy of Sciences to access committee meetings) Text
Humane Soc'y of the U.S. v. Babbitt, 46 F.3d 93 (D.C. Cir. 1995) (standing under ESA to challenge Department of Interior exemption of interstate transport granted to Asian elephant exhibitor) Text
Fund for Animals v. Babbitt, 903 F.Supp. 96 (D.D.C. 1995) (adequacy of Fish and Wildlife Service's grizzly bear recovery plan under the ESA) Text
Daul v. Meckus, 897 F.Supp. 606 (D.D.C. 1995) (due process defenses to Animal Welfare Act charge) Text
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Humane Soc'y of the U.S v. Clinton, 236 F.3d 1320 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act) Text
Reservation Ranch v. United States, 217 F.3d 850 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (contract provisions under the National Forest Management Act)
Earth Island Inst. v. Albright, 147 F.3d 1352 (Fed. Cir. 1998) (jurisdiction over a challenge to federal agency's implementation of ESA regulations) Text
ALABAMA
LaRue v. Alabama, 478 So.2d 13 (Ala.Crim.App.1985) (admissibility and sufficiency of evidence) Text
ALASKA
Mahan v. Alaska, 51 P.3d 962 (Alaska 2002) (restitution in animal cruelty action) Text
ARIZONA
Smith v. Pima County Animal Control, No. 2 CA-CV 2008-0119, 2009 WL 1708839 (Ariz. Ct. App. June 17, 2009) (forfeiture of dogs to county)
Campbell v. Super. Ct. In and For County of Maricopa, 924 P.2d 1045 (Ariz. Ct. App, 1996) (definition of "moral turpitude") Text
ARKANSAS
Brown v. Arkansas, 292 S.W.3d 288 (Ark. 2009) (restitution to Humane Society) Text
Van Houten v. Pritchard, 870 S.W.2d 377 (1994) (duty to control large animals) Text
Sanders v. Mincey, 879 S.W.2d 398 (1994) (sufficiency of evidence; ordinary negligence) Text
CALIFORNIA
California v. Brush, No. F054346, 2009 WL 1056518 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 21, 2009) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Mendes, 72 Cal.Rptr.3d 553 (Ct. App. 2008) (private right of action in animal cruelty statutes) Text | Summary
Humane Soc'y of U.S. v. State Bd. of Equalization, 61 Cal.Rptr.3d 277 (Ct. App. 2007) (challenge to exemptions for "battery cage" chicken coops) Text
California v. Smith, 57 Cal.Rptr.3d 926 (Ct. App. 2007) (sentencing) Text
California v. Alvarado, 23 Cal.Rptr.3d 391 (Ct. App. 2005) (animal cruelty as a general intent crime) Text
California v. Burnett, 2 Cal.Rptr.3d 120 (Ct. App. 2003) (animal's death as the natural and probable result of defendant's actions sufficient to support conviction) Text
California v. Wood, 127 Cal.Rptr.2d 132 (Ct. App. 2002) (testimony of animal control officer as affecting constitutional rights in cruelty case) Text
California v. Youngblood, 109 Cal. Rptr. 2d 776 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001) (construction; euthanasia; defense of necessity) Text
California v. Baniqued, 101 Cal. Rptr. 2d 835 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) (the scope of "every dumb creature"; double jeopardy) Text
California v. Thomason, 101 Cal. Rptr. 2d 247 (Cal Ct. App. 2000) (vagueness; definition of "any animal known as dangerous to life, limb, or property")
Broden v. Marin Humane Soc'y, 83 Cal. Rptr. 2d 235 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999) (warrantless seizure; owner's relationship to seized animals) Text
California v. Speegle, 62 Cal. Rptr. 2d 384 (Cal Ct. App. 1997) (vagueness; classification; animal neglect; removed animals; jury instructions) Text
COLORADO
Colorado ex rel. J.M.N., 39 P.3d 1261 (Colo. App. 2001) (evidence of torture) Text
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut ex rel. Gregan v. Koczur, 947 A.2d 282, 287 Conn. 145 (2008) (whether state neglect statute is unconstitutionally vague) Text
Connecticut v. Doriss, 854 A.2d 48, 84 Conn.App. 542 (2004) (restitution in animal cruelty action) Text
DELAWARE
State v. Yoder, Cr. A. Nos. 1003003247 K10-03-0935, 2010 WL 2346221 (Del. C.P. May 14, 2010) (request for a no contact order against SPCA) Text
Delaware v. Hamblin, No. 0510021162, S05-10-2242, 2006 WL 951323 (Del. Ct. Com. Pl. April 6, 2006) ("possession" of dog for purposes of criminal possession of animal)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Shepherd v. United States, 905 A.2d 260 (D.C. 2006) (animal cruelty) Text
Stroman v. United States, 905 A.2d 194 (D.C. 2006) (sufficiency of evidence to show "custody" of animals) Text
Silver v. United States, 726 A.2d 191 (D.C. 1999) (conviction does not merge with animal fighting conviction) Text
FLORIDA
Rodriguez v. State, 29 So.3d 357 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010) (animal fighting charges dismissed) Text
Reynolds v. Florida, 842 So.2d 46 (Fla. 2002) (cruelty to animals is general intent crime) Text
Bartlett v. Florida, 929 So.2d 1125 (Fla. 2006) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Reynolds v. Florida, 784 So. 2d 509 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001) (general intent crimes) Text
Aaroe v. Florida, 788 So. 2d 340 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001) (sufficiency of evidence) Text
GEORGIA
Fulton County v. S. Hope Humane Soc'y, 691 S.E.2d 393 (Ga. Ct. App. 2010) (animal control provider sued for not remitting fees to county) Text
In re C.B., 173 S.E.2d 124 (Ga. 2009) (constitutionality of animal welfare statute)
Cotton v. Georgia, 589 S.E.2d 610 (Ga. Ct. App. 2003) (malice and intent not required to prove cruelty) Text
Stephens v. Georgia, 545 S.E.2d 325 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001) (sufficiency of evidence) Text
Nel v. Georgia, 557 S.E.2d 44 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001) (self-defense as question for the jury) Text
Fort v. Georgia, 558 S.E.2d 1 (Ga. 2001) (sufficiency of evidence) Text
Sirmans v. Georgia, 534 S.E.2d 862 (Ga. Ct. App. 2000) (requirements for indictment) Text
Chaney v. Georgia, 500 S.E.2d 416 (Ga. Ct. App. 1998) (sufficiency of evidence) Text
Tiller v. Georgia, 461 S.E.2d 572 (Ga. Ct. App. 1995) (cruelty to animals; sufficiency of evidence; jury instructions) Text
Cox v. Georgia, 453 S.E.2d 471 (Ga. Ct. App. 1995) (cruelty to animals in the second degree; diminished mental capacity; sufficiency of evidence) Text
HAWAI'I
Kahaikupuna v. Hawai'i, 124 P.3d 975 (Haw. 2005) (declaratory relief not appropriate method to challenge animal cruelty laws) Text
ILLINOIS
Moore v. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc., --- N.E.2d ----, 2010 WL 2266081 (Ill. Ct. App. 2010) (defamation suit on dog training methods)
Illinois v. Larson, 885 N.E.2d 363 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008) (whether state aggravated cruelty statute is unconstitutionally vague, sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Illinois v. Thornton, 676 N.E.2d 1024 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997) (sentencing; warrantless entry; liability for costs of care; animal as victim) Text
INDIANA
Price v. Indiana, 911 N.E.2d 716 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) (constitutionality of animal cruelty law) Text
Tooley v. Indiana, 911 N.E.2d 721 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) (constitutionality of animal cruelty law) Text
Davis v. Indiana, 907 N.E.2d 1043 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) (conviction for animal fighting) Text
Baxter v. Indiana, 891 N.E.2d 110 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Williams v. Indiana, 861 N.E.2d 714 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007) (sentencing) Text
Trimble v. Indiana, 848 N.E.2d 278 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Hedger v. Indiana, 824 N.E.2d 417 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005) (sentencing) Text
Hall v. Indiana, 791 N.E.2d 257 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003) (variation between information charging the crime and evidence at trial) Text
Elisea v. Indiana, 777 N.E.2d 46 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002) (ear cropping as cruelty) Text
Lykins v. Indiana, 726 N.E.2d 1265 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000) (liability for seized animals; the information; sufficiency of evidence) Text
Fuller v. Indiana, 674 N.E.2d 576 (Ind. Ct. App. 1996) (double jeopardy; sufficiency of evidence) Text
Boushehry v. Indiana, 648 N.E.2d 1174 (Ind. Ct. App. 1995) (shooting geese; acting with intent to relieve an animal's suffering) Text
IOWA
Latiker v. City of Council Bluffs, 720 N.W.2d 191 (Iowa Ct. App. 2006) (preemption of city animal cruelty ordinance, double jeopardy)
Iowa v. Rudolph, No. 03-0062, 2003 WL 22900464 (Iowa Ct. App. Dec. 10, 2003) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction)
Iowa v. Pontious, No. 00-1693, 2002 WL 31882852 (Iowa Ct. App. Dec. 30, 2002) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction)
Iowa v. Wells, 629 N.W.2d 346 (Iowa 2001) (allowable number of counts; evidence) Text
City of Dubuque v. Fancher, 590 N.W.2d 493 (Iowa 1999) (animal abuse and neglect; disposition of animal) Text
Johnson County v. Kriz, 582 N.W.2d 759 (Iowa 1998) (legislative intent; disposition of animal) Text
Iowa v. Shaffer, 533 N.W.2d 530 (Iowa 1995) (construction and application) Text
LOUISIANA
State v. Walder, 33 So.3d 892 (La. 2010) (restitution of expenses for caring for horses) Text
Louisiana v. Schneider, 2007-943 (La. App. 3 Cir. 4/2/08); 981 So.2d 107 (constitutionality of dogfighting statute) Text
Savage v. Prator, 2004-2904 (La. 1/19/06); 921 So.2d 51 (cockfighting ordinance) Text
Louisiana v. Collins, 33,750 (La.App. 2 Cir. 9/27/00); 768 So.2d 674 (animal torture; circumstantial evidence; sentencing) Text
Louisiana v. Muneer, 98-663 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1/13/99); 733 So.2d 26 (circumstantial evidence) Text
MAINE
Maine v. Black, 763 A.2d 109 (Me. 2000) (circumstantial evidence) Text
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts v. Pina, No. 08-P-133, 74 Mass. App. Ct. 1117, 2009 WL 1635311 (Mass. App. Ct. June 12, 2009) (review of conviction for animal cruelty) Text
Massachusetts v. Erickson, 905 N.E.2d 127 (Mass. App. Ct. 2009) (warrantless search ok; evidence enough to show intent)
MICHIGAN
Mills v. Rodabaugh, Nos. 08-14291, 09-10921, 2009 WL 5171846 (E.D. Mich. Dec. 22, 2009) (challenging seizure of animals and arrest) Text
Michigan v. Zirkle, No. 283853, 2009 WL 3049790 (Mich. Ct. App. Sept. 24, 2009) (self defense in shooting a dog) Text
Michigan v. Henry, No. 282663, 2009 WL 1314823 (Mich. Ct. App. May 7, 2009) (reversing requirement to pay restitution for care and house of animals seized) Text | Summary
Michigan v. Henderson, 765 N.W.2d 619 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009) (ownership enough to be held responsible for torture of horses) Text
Michigan v. Fennell, 677 N.W.2d 66 (Mich Ct. App. 2004) (killing or torturing an animal is a general intent crime) Text
Michigan v. Beam, 624 N.W.2d 764 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000) (vagueness) Text
Michigan v. Bugaiski, 568 N.W.2d 391 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997) (sufficient evidence for dismissal) Text
MINNESOTA
In re McDuffee, No. A07-1053, 2008 WL 2492323 (Minn. Ct. App. June 24, 2008) (permit for dog breeding facility) Text
Minnesota v. Swedin, No. A05-1153, 2006 WL 224325 (Minn. Ct. App. Jan. 31, 2006) (sentencing) Text
Minnesota Council of Dog Clubs v. City of Minneapolis, 540 N.W.2d 903 (Minn. Ct. App. 1995) (statutory construction; due process) Text
MISSISSIPPI
Hill v. Mississippi, 853 So.2d 100 (Miss. 2003) (constitutionality under Due Process Clause and for vagueness) Text
Davis v. Mississippi, 2000-KM-00630-SCT (Miss. 2001) (failing to define the necessary mens rea) Text
MISSOURI
In re 8 Horses, 22 Dogs, 297 S.W.3d 125 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009) (awarding custody of animals to Humane Society) Text
Missouri v. Fackrell, 277 S.W.3d 859 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009) (sufficient evidence to support conviction) Text
Missouri ex rel. Zobel v. Burrell, 167 S.W.3d 688 (Mo. 2005) (constitutionality for vagueness) Text
Missouri v. Blom, 45 S.W.3d 519 (Mo. Ct. App. 2001) (sufficiency of evidence) Text
United Gamefowl Breeders Ass'n of Missouri v. Nixon, 19 S.W.3d 137 (Mo. 2000) (the one-subject rule's application to animal fighting statute) Text
Missouri v. Roberts, 8 S.W.3d 124 (Mo. Ct. App. 1999) (the term "mutilation"; sufficient evidence of both torture and mutilation) Text
Missouri v. Hill, 996 S.W.2d 544 (Mo. Ct. App. 1999) (statutory construction; sufficiency of evidence) Text
Missouri v. Choate, 976 S.W.2d 45 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998) (liability for animal injuring a human; the information; sufficiency of evidence) Text
Missouri v. Larson, 941 S.W.2d 847 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997) (the information's contents and wording) Text
Missouri v. Stout, 958 S.W.2d 32 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997) (lack of statutory definition; the definition of "mutilation"; sufficiency of evidence; standard of review) Text
Missouri v. Roberts, 957 S.W.2d 449 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997) (search incident to arrest) Text
Boshers v. Humane Soc'y of Missouri, Inc., 929 S.W.2d 250 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996) (impounded animals) Text
MONTANA
Montana v. Stone, 2004 MT 151, 321 Mont. 489, 92 P3d 1178 (sentencing) Text
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire v. Anthony, 861 A.2d 773 (N.H. 2004) (crime of accomplice to negligent cruelty to animals exists in N.H.)
NEW JERSEY
Menth v. Heartland Ostrich Farm, No. L-480-09, 2011 WL 780884 (N.J. Super. Ct. March 8, 2011) (retaliation for disclosure of poor living conditions at ostrich farm)
Atlantic County Soc'y for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. City of Absecon, No. L-16946-06, 2009 WL 1562967 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. June 5, 2009) (requesting city provide pet ownership records)
LaPlace v. Briere, 962 A.2d 1139 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2009) (conversion and negligence suit in the death of a horse) Text | Summary
N.J. Soc'y for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. N.J. Dep't of Agric., 955 A.2d 886 (N.J. 2008) (regulations for humane treatment of domestic livestock) Text | Summary
Gerofsky v. Passaic County Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 870 A.2d 704 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2005) (county prosecutor has statutory authority that includes supervising and controling SPCA members) Text
New Jersey v. Clark, 2000-NMCA-052, 129 N.M. 194, 3 P.3d 689 (double jeopardy) Text
New Jersey v. Cleve, 1999-NMSC-017, 127 N.M. 240, 980 P.2d 23 (The definition of "any animal"; double jeopardy) Text
NEW MEXICO
N.M. Gamefowl Ass'n v. New Mexico ex rel. King, 215 P.3d 67 (N.M. Ct. App. 2009) (challenging cock fighting ban) Text
RIO Grande Kennel Club v. City of Albuquerque, 190 P.3d 1131 (N.M. Ct. App. 2008) (preemption of city animal cruelty regulations) Text
NEW YORK
Huntingdon Life Scis., Inc. v. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, --- N.Y.S.2d ---, 2010 WL 818490 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010) (injunction to stop animal rights protestors)
New York v. Lewis, 881 N.Y.S.2d 586 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009) (no suppression of evidence) Summary
New York v. Curcio, 874 N.Y.S.2d 723 (N.Y. Crim. Ct. 2008) (constitutionality of animal cruelty law as applied) Text | Summary
New York v. Degiorgio, 827 N.Y.S.2d 342 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
New York v. Garcia, 812 N.Y.S.2d 66 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006) (goldfish is within definition of companion animals) Text
New York v. Sitors, 815 N.Y.S.2d 393 (N.Y. Co. Ct. 2006) (Fact that defendant's horses did not die did not preclude state from bringing for failure to provide proper sustenance) Text
New York v. Nelson, 815 N.Y.S.2d 495 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006) (animal cruelty is strict liability offense)
Hand v. Stray Haven Humane Soc'y & S.P.C.A., Inc., 21 A.D.3d 626 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005) (claim for trespass against humane society) Text
New York v. Rogers, 703 N.Y.S.2d 891 (N.Y. City Ct 2000) (the terms "unjustifiable" and "unjustifiably") Text
New York v. Knowles, 709 N.Y.S.2d 916 (N.Y. Co. Ct 2000) (the terms "extreme physical pain", "especially depraved or sadistic manner", "cruelty", "aggravated cruelty") Text
New York v. Rogers, 708 N.Y.S.2d 795 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000) (sufficient evidence for conviction) Text
New York v. Crowell, 719 N.Y.S.2d 421 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000) (admissible evidence; expert witnesses) Text
Montgomery County Soc'y for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Bennett-Blue, 681 N.Y.S.2d 106 (N.Y. App. Div, 1998) (res judicata; standing; custody) Text
New York v. Voelker, 658 N.Y.S.2d 180 (N.Y. Crim. Ct. 1997) (justifications; content-based speech restrictions) Text
New York v. Mink, 655 N.Y.S.2d 115 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997) (vagueness) Text
NORTH CAROLINA
Malloy v. Cooper, 673 S.E.2d 783 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009) (constitutionality of animal cruelty statute as applied) Text
Malloy v. Cooper, 592 S.E.2d 17 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004) (constitutionality of statute for vagueness) Text
North Carolina v. Coble, 593 S.E.2d 109 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Malloy v. Cooper, 565 S.E.2d 76 (N.C. 2002) (constitutionality of animal welfare statute) Text
North Carolina v. Arnold, 569 S.E.2d 648 (N.C. 2002) (affirmed all holdings in the case below) Text
North Carolina v. Arnold, 557 S.E.2d 119 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001) (elements of the crime of being a spectator; sufficient evidence) Text
NORTH DAKOTA
In re Peterson's Dogs, In re Peterson's Dogs, 776 N.W.2d 52 (N.D. 2009) (relinquish ownership of dogs)
Kautzman v. McDonald, 2001 ND 20, 621 N.W.2d 871 (N.D. 2001) (private right of action) Text
OHIO
Youngstown v. Traylor, 914 N.E.2d 1026 (Ohio 2009) (failure to confine vicious dog)
Ohio v. Ham, No. 16-19-01, 2009 WL 2370908, 2009 -Ohio- 3822 (Ohio Ct. App. Aug. 3, 2009) (sufficiency of evidence; vacating order of restitution)
Ohio v. Silbaugh, No. 2008-P-0059, 2009 WL 819372, 2009 -Ohio- 1498 (Ohio Ct. App. Mar. 31, 2009) (requiring payment of restitution and transfer of horses neglected) Text | Summary
Meyers v. Sparrow, No. 08-CA-25, 2009 WL 533057, 2009 -Ohio- 945 (Ohio Ct. App. Feb. 27, 2009) (civil protection order; unlawfully shooting neighbors dog) Text | Summary
City of Columbus v. Bishop, No. 08AP-300, 2008 WL 5423342 (Ohio Ct. App. Dec. 31, 2008) (review of conviction for cruelty to a dog) Text | Summary
Ohio v. Hoffman, No. 07AP886, 2008 WL 5235365 (Ohio Ct. App. Dec. 16, 2008) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction)
Ohio v. Mangold, No. 2008-P-0033, 2008 WL 5147448 (Ohio Ct. App. Dec. 5, 2008) (authority of officer to act) Text | Summary
Ohio v. Ogletree, 2006-Ohio-4316, No. 2005-P-0059, 2006 WL 2390255 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Ohio v. Dixon, 2006-Ohio-2114, No. H-05-021, 2006 WL 1120688 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Ohio v. Davidson, 2006-Ohio-1458, No. 2005-P-0038, 2006 WL 763082 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Ohio v. Hale, 2005-Ohio-7080, No. 04 MO 14, 2005 WL 3642690 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Ohio v. Peters, 2002-Ohio-6094, No. 01-BA-57, 2002 WL 31501264 (Ohio Ct. App. 2002) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction)
Ohio v. Howell, 739 N.E.2d 1219 (Ohio Ct. App. 2000) (mens rea; sufficiency of evidence; jury instruction; consecutive sentences; definition of "torture") Text
Studer v. Seneca County Humane Soc'y, No. 13-99-59, 2000 WL 566738 (Ohio Ct. App. May 4, 2000) (humane society immunity)
Ohio v. Bybee, 731 N.E.2d 232 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999) (excessive fines; merged convictions; restitution) Text
Ohio v. York, No. 97-L-037, 1998 WL 257055 (Ohio Ct. App. May 1, 1998) (sufficiency of evidence)
Ohio v. Kilburn, No. CA96-12-130, 1998 WL 142412 (Ohio Ct. App. Mar. 30, 1998) (warrantless search)
Ohio v. Barker, 714 N.E.2d 447 (Ohio Ct. App. 1998) (sufficiency of evidence; joint business operators) Text
Ohio v. Bergen, 700 N.E.2d 345 (Ohio Ct. App. 1998) (mens rea; sufficiency of evidence) Text
Ohio v. Dresbach, 702 N.E.2d 513 (Ohio Ct. App. 1997) (statute's meaning; sufficiency of evidence) Text
Ohio v. Sheets, 677 N.E.2d 818 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996) (search warrant; sufficiency of evidence; conditions of probation) Text
OREGON
Oregon v. Thomas, 63 P.3d 1242 (Or. Ct. App. 2003) (constitutionality of state animal cruelty law) Text
Oregon v. Marsh, 66 P.3d 541 (Or. Ct. App. 2003) (restitution in sentencing) Text
Oregon v. Dan, 20 P.3d 829 (Or. Ct. App. 2001) (admissibility of evidence of other offenses) Text
Oregon v. Branstetter, 29 P.3d 1121 (Or. 2001) (animal forfeiture proceedings and lesser-included offenses) Text
Oregon v. Hunter, 918 P.2d 104 (Or. Ct. App. 1996) (separate counts; discrepancies between complaint and trial) Text
PENNSYLVANIA
Snead v. Soc'y for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Pa., 985 A.2d 909 (Pa. 2009) (SPCA not entitled to sovereign immunity) Text
Pennsylvania v. Kneller, 971 A.2d 495 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2009) (ability to kill own pet) Text | Summary
Pennsylvania v. Ingram, 926 A.2d 470 (P.A. Super. Court 2007) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction)
Pennsylvania v. Tomey, 884 A.2d 291 (P.A. Super. Court 2005) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Pennsylvania v. Simpson, 832 A.2d 496 (P.A. Super. Court 2003) (proof required for neglect) Text
Pennsylvania v. Balog, 672 A.2d 319 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996) (overbreadth; vagueness) Text
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bruce v. Durney, 341 S.C. 563, 534 S.E.2d 720 (S.C. Ct. App. 2000) (liability for dog bites) Text
Padgett v. Mercado, 533 S.E.2d 339 (S.C. Ct. App. 2000) (definition of "otherwise attacks") Text
Nesbitt v. Lewis, 517 S.E.2d 11 (S.C. Ct. App. 1999) (liability for dog's behavior; punitive damages) Text
State v. Whetstone, 510 S.E.2d 225 (S.C. Ct. App. 1998) (transferring cases from court of general sessions to magistrate's court) Text
Elmore v. Ramos, 489 S.E.2d 663 (S.C. Ct. App. 1997) (questions for jury; strict liability; definition of "otherwise attacks") Text
Henry v. Lewis, 489 S.E.2d 639 (S.C. Ct. App. 1997) (horses) Text
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota v. Nelson, 1998 SD 124, 587 N.W.2d 439 (jury instructions and deliberations) Text
TENNESSEE
Tennessee v. Stewart, No. E2008-00969-CCA-R3-CD, 2009 WL 2365568 (Tenn. Crim. App. Aug. 3, 2009) (conviction for shooting a dog) Text
Tennessee v. Siliski, 238 S.W.3d 338 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2007) (a separate cruelty conviction is possible for each affected animal) Text
Tennessee v. Webb, 130 S.W.3d 799 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003) (constitutionality of statute for vagueness) Text
TEXAS
Chambers v. Perry, No. 05-09-00407-CV, 2010 WL 1052909 (Tex. App. 2010) (warrant to seize animals) Text
Texas v. Almendarez, 301 S.W.3d 886 (Tex. App. 2009) (double jeopardy) Text
Bradley v. Texas, No. 01-08-00332-CR, 2009 WL 1688200 (Tex. App. June 18, 2009) (double jeopardy; termination of ownership of animals) Text
Texas v. Clayton, No. 06-08-00198, 2009 WL 322869 (Tex. App. Feb. 11, 2009) (granting new trial) Text
Washington v. Sheppard, No. 60405-8-I, 2008 WL 5128189 (Wash. Ct. App. Dec. 8, 2008) (justification in shooting dog) Text | Summary
Vavrecka v. Texas, No. 14-07-00687-CR, 2009 WL 179203 (Tex. App. Jan. 27, 2009) (review of conviction for cruelty to animals) Text | Summary
Volosen v. Texas, 192 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. App. 2006) (legal authority to kill dog who was attacking chickens) Text
Swift v. Texas, No. 2-05-236-CR, 2006 WL 1030174 (Tex. App. April 20, 2006) (error in court's definition of "torture")
Texas v. Kingsbury, 129 S.W.3d 202 (Tex. App. 2004) (distinguishing between felony animal torture and misdemeanor failing to provide necessary food, care, or shelter) Text
Mack v. Texas, No. 12-02-00037-CR, 2003 WL 23015101 (Tex. App. Dec. 3, 2003) (establishing that malnourished cow was living on defendant's ranch)
Hoffman v. Texas, No. 03-02-00192-CR, 2002 WL 1804897 (Tex. App. Aug. 8, 2002) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction)
Martinez v. Texas, 48 S.W.3d 273 (Tx. App. 2001) (circumstantial evidence of mens rea) Text
McDonald v. Texas, 64 S.W.3d 86 (Tx. App. 2001) (evidence of unreasonable act) Text
Westfall v. Texas, 10 S.W.3d 85 (Tx. App. 1999) (sufficiency of evidence; jury instructions) Text
Granger v. Folk, 931 S.W.2d 390 (Tx. App. 1996) (due process; State's options) Text
Pine v. Texas, 921 S.W.2d 866 (Tx. App. 1996) (forfeiture actions) Celinski v. Texas, 911 S.W.2d 177 (Tx. App. 1995) (sufficiency of evidence) Text
Pitts v. Texas, 918 S.W.2d 4 (Tx. App. 1995) (appeal of seizure order) Text
VERMONT
Vermont v. Eldredge, 910 A.2d 816 (Vt. 2006) (reasonableness of sentencing) Text
Hegarty v. Addison County Humane Soc'y, 848 A.2d 1139, (Vt. 2004) (search and seizure by humane society) Text
Vermont v. Gadreault, 758 A.2d 781 (Vt. 2000) (definition of "inhumane"; strict liability; defense to animal cruelty) Text
Vermont v. Kornell, 741 A.2d 290 (Vt. 1999) (continuing jurisdiction over motion to compel return of property) Text
VIRGINIA
Sullivan v. Virginia, No. 1886-08-3, 2010 WL 152062 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 19, 2010) (failure to provide necessary emergency vet treatment to a horse) Text
Ryan v. Virginia, Record No. 1818-05-1, 2006 WL 2050915 (Va. Ct. App. July 25, 2006) (constitutionality of statutes for vagueness) Text
WASHINGTON
State v. Rider, No. 64259-6-I, 2011 WL 768892 (Wash. Ct. App. March 7, 2011) (9 counts of animal cruelty for death of farm animals)
Washington v. Smith, 223 P.3d 1262 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009) (cruelty in death of llama) Text
Washington v. Nelson, 219 P.3d 100 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009) (conviction for animal fighting) Text
Washington v. Paulson, 128 P.3d 133 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006) (sufficiency of evidence to support conviction) Text
Washington v. Zawistowski, 82 P.3d 698 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004) (hunger is within the statutory definition of "pain") Text
Washington v. Andree, 954 P.2d 346 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998) (elements; definition of "undue suffering"; scope; jury's role) Text
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia v. Burgess, 516 S.E.2d 491 (W. Va. 1999) (proof of malice) Text