Humane Society of the United States v. Glickman, 217 F.3d 882 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
Case Summary:
We represented the Humane Society of the United States, the Animal Protection Institute, Virginia Citizens for the Protection of Wildlife, and others in a challenge to the Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services Division's (formerly "Animal Damage Control") annual program to round up and slaughter thousands of migratory birds throughout the State of Virginia. Plaintiffs also challenged the US Fish and Wildlife Service's policy of allowing federal agencies to kill migratory birds in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In 1998, the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued an emergency injunction prohibiting the destruction of local bird populations. In 1999, the Department of Agriculture attempted to resume its migratory bird killing program on a much larger scale. In response, plaintiffs reopened the case and moved for a permanent injunction against any further killing of migratory birds. After rejecting defendants' contention that federal officials are not required to comply with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the District Court permanently enjoined the defendants from killing migratory birds in violation of federal law. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the District Court's decision.
Plaintiffs: The Humane Society of the United States, Animal Protection Institue, Citizens for the Preservation of Wildlife, and individuals.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Documents: Court's Opinion