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1987

American Horse Protection Assoc. INC. Appellant v. LYNG USDA PDF

1994

Texas Attorney General: Attorney General Opinion On Horse Tripping 1994
New York Trial Court: AHSA-Suspension Of Horse Killer 1994

1995

U.S. Court of Appeals: Soring Of Tennessee Walking Horse 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals: Soring of Tennessee Walking Horse Rowland v. USDA 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals: Sentencing Of Horse Killer 1995 United States v. Levinson 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals: TN Walking Horse Not Sored Young v. USDA 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals: Testing For Soring Of Tennessee Walking Horse Bobo v. USDA 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals: Owner Cleared Of Soring Tennessee Walker Martin v. USDA 1995

1996

Ohio Court of Appeals: Criminal prosecution for horse under-feeding Ohio v. Sheets
Wisconsin Court of Appeals: Criminal prosecution for horse starvation Wisconsin v. Lloyd 1996

1997

Oregon Court of Appeals: Dog ordered destroyed for chasing horse Roach v. Jackson County 1999
Texas Court of Appeals: Association not liable for lawsuit against USDA about horse soring R R R Farms Ltd. v. American Horse Protection Assoc 1999

1999

United States Court of Appeals: Insurance fraud conviction for killing horse upheld United States v. Holly 1999
Ohio Court of Appeals: Cruelty conviction for malnourishing two horses upheld Ohio v. Miller 1999
Oklahoma Attorney General: "Money Hunt" of animals with hounds violates gambling laws Oklahoma Attorney General Oklahoma Attorney General 1999

2000

Indiana Court of Appeals: $11,000 order for care of three seized horses upheld Lykins v. State 2000
New York Appellate Division: Lawsuit against officials who seized horses dismissed Nadeau v. La Pointe 2000
Ohio Court of Appeals: Humane Society uses governmental powers in seizing horses Donnelly v. Zakan 2000
Oregon Court of Appeals: Acquitted horse owner cannot appeal from order forfeiting 12 equines Oregon v. Branstetter 2000
New York Appellate Division: Claim that forced euthanization violates religious belief mooted Mallinckrodt v. Barnes 2000
New York Trial Court: Horse killer permanently bared from AHSA shows American Horse Shows Assn v. Ward 2000
U.S. District Court Illinois: Officer not liable for seizure without warrant under statute Siebert v. Severino 2000
Montana Supreme Court: Videotape of neglected horses lawful because taken from public land Montana v. Deeg 2000

2001

Kentucky Court of Appeals: Damages awarded to punish caretaker who sold horses to slaughter Burgess v. Taylor 2001

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Owner had charge and control of horses pastured elsewhere Minnesota v. Ross 2001

U.S. District Court, D.C.: Tennessee Walking Horse industry intervenes in lawsuit challenging soring regs American Horse Protection Assn. v. Veneman 2001

Iowa Supreme Court: Only one offense of serious neglect from death of two horses Iowa v. Wells 2001

U.S. Court of Appeals: Volunteer violated constitutional rights in seizing horses without court order Siebert v. Severino 2001

Oregon Supreme Court: Acquitted horse owner can appeal from order forfeiting 12 equines Oregon v. Branstetter 2001

U.S. Court of Appeals: Conviction for killing wild horse upheld on appeal United States v. Binks 2001

Colorado Court of Appeals: Torture adjudication for painting hair removal on horse affirmed Colorado Court of Appeals 2001

Mississippi Supreme Court: Cruelty to animals statute unconstitutional because vague Davis v. Mississippi 2001

North Carolina Court of Appeals: Seizure of neglected horses in pasture without search warrant was unlawful >

2002

Oregon Court of Appeals: Horses are forfeited to Humane Society to pay for care even though owner found not guilty North Carolina v. Nance 2002

U.S. District Court Kansas: Lawsuit against officials who seized horses dismissed on official immunity grounds Oregon.v.Branstetter2002
U.S. Court of Appeals: Lawsuit challenging soring penalty dismissed because filed too late Pennington v. Penner 2002
Alaska Court of Appeals: Judge creates lien on seized animals to secure payment of rescue society care expenses Reinhart v. US Department of Agriculture 2002
U.S. District Court, Kansas: Federal lawsuit against animal control officer and prosecutor for horse seizure dismissed Mahan v. Alaska 2002
Texas Attorney General: Texas law makes slaughter of horses for human consumption a criminal offense Office of the Attorney General State of Texas 2002
Texas Court of Appeals: Forfeiture of cattle set aside when wrong person sued as owner Hoog v. Texas 2002
Ohio Court of Appeals: Remark by judge does not require reversing six convictions for cruelty to horses Ohio v. Payne 2002
California Court of Appeals: Cruelty conviction upheld despite error in admitting evidence of refusal to permit entry on land California v. Wood 2002

2003

California Court of Appeals: Cruelty to animals statute constitutional; seizure of 28 malnourished horses justified Spencer v. Placer County Animal Control 2003
Texas Court of Appeals: Court upholds conviction for cruelty to horses leading to death of one horse Simmons v. Texas 2003
Texas Court of Appeals: Court upholds order taking ownership of horses away on grounds of cruelty Keigley v. Texas 2003
Delaware Court of Common Pleas: SPCA officer's entry into rented stall without a search warrant was illegal Delaware v. Elliott 2003

2004

Washington Court of Appeals: Lack of dental care and malnutrition caused cruelty by physical pain Washington v. Zawistowski 2004
Michigan Court of Appeals: One who threw firecracker into barn, burning it down and killing horses is guilty of cruelty Michigan v. Fennell 2004
Vermont Supreme Court: Humane society's seizure of horse without court order was valid Hegarty v. Addison County Humane Society 2004
U.S. District Court Iowa (2004) Seizure of horses by Animal Control without court order was valid McClendon v. Story County Sheriff Department 2004
City of New York Criminal Court: Failing to provide veterinary care for tumor in dog does not violate cruelty statute New York v. Arroyo 2004
North Carolina Court of Appeals: Cruelty convictions for malnourishment of horses upheld North Carolina v. Dietriech 2004
California Court of Appeals: Felony cruelty convictions in the deaths of two horses and conditions of another three upheld California v. Black 2004
California Court of Appeals: Convictions for cruelty to nine horses upheld California v. Battershall 2004
California Court of Appeals: Search for sick horses under administrative search warrant was lawful California v. Weems 2004

2005

U.S. District Court Pennsylvania: Court allows claims based on 4th and 14th Amendments against Humane Society Ritzel v. Pennsylvania Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals 2005
U.S. Court of Appeals: Animal control officer can reasonably rely on on-scene recommendation of veterinarian Cyndi Mcclendon V. Story County Sheriff Office 2005
Kentucky Court of Appeals: Costs of care of neglected horses upheld with warning of self-representation BEAL v. EQUINE TRANSITIONAL TRAINING ALLIANCE 2005
U.S. District Court, Tennessee: Suit for abuse of power based on arrest for accepting horses involved in cruelty case fails LEWIS v. SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT 2005
U.S. District Court California: County's actions sufficient to support claim of intentional inflictions of emotional distress JACKSON v. PLACER COUNTY 2005

2006

California Court of Appeal: Dispute over method of disposal of remains unsuccessful HORSE RESCUE OF AMERICA v. D & D SERVICES 2006
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals: Verdict modified due to attorneys bickering Brewer v. State 2006
Missouri Court of Appeals: Dragging colt behind van to halter break held cruel STATE v. TABOR 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals: Complained action of BLM not agency action FUND FOR ANIMALS, INC v. US BLM 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals: Review of double suspension for soring walking horses denied McConnell v. USDA 2006
U.S. District Court Texas: Horse rental operator defeated for lack of jurisdiction Locke v. City of Corpus Christi 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit: Severance of one defendant representing himself permissible Gray v. USDA 2006
Delaware Court of Common Pleas: Court upholds SPCA's ownership and right to place horses for adoption State v. Sego 2006

2007

U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit: Examination by three officials sufficient for a determination of "sore." Zahnd v. S of DA 2007
Pennsylvania Superior Court: Couple's conviction of taunting a police animal affirmed Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Thompson 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals: Horse slaughter houses in violation of Texas law Empacadoras de Carnesde Fresnillo S.A. de C.V v. Curry 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals: Despite inaccuracies in forms, decision finding horse sore affirmed Turner v. USDA 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals: Exhibitors must permit inspection of a Tennessee Walking horse even if he believes it to be unreasonable Bennett v. USDA 2007
Wisconsin Court of Appeals: Seizure of 32-year-old horse for neglect unwarranted Mahnke v. Columbia County 2007
U.S. District Court Maryland Plaintiff allowed to proceed against SPCA officers for malicious prosecution Allen v. Pennsylvania SPCA 2007
U.S. District Court California: Officers not entitled to partial immunity in face of constitutional questions Jackson v. Placer County 2007
Indiana Court of Appeals: Statute authorizes restitution of cost of care to state Browning v. State 2007
North Carolina Court of Appeals: Horse dies after feed withheld as part of training method State v. Wood2007

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