ELR Citation: 47 ELR 20128
No(s). 16-5073 (D.C. Cir. Sep 29, 2017)

The D.C. Circuit held that the USDA did not violate the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) when it renewed the licenses of animal exhibitors the agency knew was in violation of numerous animal welfare requirements. Animal activists brought suit against the agency, challenging its renewal of a license to an Io...