Similar to bans on citizen lawsuit based on alleged violations of the Federal Animal Welfare Act (see, e.g., Animal Legal Def. Fund, Inc. v. Espy, 23 F.3d
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Another attempt to create legal standing for animals as plaintiff’s in lawsuits fails.
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
In Justice v. Gwendolyn Vercher, Case No. 18CV17601 (Oregon Judicial Department, Washington County Circuit Court, Twentieth Judicial District, Sept. 17, 2018) the Court dismissed a complaint filed by the Animal…
Continue Reading Another attempt to create legal standing for animals as plaintiff’s in lawsuits fails.