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A.S.P.C.A. v. RINGLING BROS. & BAILEY

No. 01-7166.

317 F.3d 334 (2003)

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, et al., Appellants, v. RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS and Feld Entertainment, Inc., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 4, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Anne Meyer argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs were Eric R. Glitzenstein and Jonathan R. Lovvorn.

Harris Weinstein argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Eugene D. Gulland, Elliott Schulder, and Kevin C. Newsom.

Before: RANDOLPH and ROGERS, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

Asian elephants perform at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Animal Welfare Institute, the Fund for Animals, and Thomas Rider sued Ringling Bros. and its owner, Feld Entertainment, Inc., claiming that Asian elephants are an endangered species and that the circus mistreated its elephants in violation...

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