FARM SANCTUARY v. US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

6:20-CV-06081 EAW.

664 F.Supp.3d 334 (2023)

FARM SANCTUARY, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Animal Outlook, Animal Welfare Institute, Compassion in World Farming, Farm Forward, and Mercy for Animals, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Thomas Vilsack, in his official capacity as Secretary of Agriculture, and Paul Kiecker, in his official capacity as Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. New York.

Signed March 28, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica L. Blome , Greenfire Law, PC, Berkeley, CA, for Plaintiffs Farm Sanctuary, Animal Outlook, Animal Welfare Institute, Compassion in World Farming, Farm Forward, Mercy for Animals, Inc.

Holly Bainbridge , Pro Hac Vice, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Cotati, CA, Jessica L. Blome , Greenfire Law, PC, Berkeley, CA, for Plaintiff Animal Legal Defense Fund.

Hannah M. Solomon-Strauss , U.S. Department of Justice — Civil Division, Washington, DC, Michael Andrew Zee , U.S. DOJ Civil Division, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Thomas Vilsack, Paul Kiecker.


DECISION & ORDER

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Farm Sanctuary, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Animal Outlook, Animal Welfare Institute, Compassion in World Farming, Farm Forward, and Mercy for Animals, Inc. (hereinafter collectively "Plaintiffs") are nonprofit organizations...

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