Dr. Ellen Levine, The HSUS, et al. v. Johanns (Poultry slaughter)

Dr. Ellen Levine, The HSUS, et al. v. Johanns (Poultry slaughter)

Court or Agency:	United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Plaintiff(s):	The HSUS, East Bay Animal Advocates, Dr. Ellen Levine and other HSUS and EBAA members
Defendant:	Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture
HSUS Counsel:	Sarah Uhlemann & Jonathan Lovvorn
Outside Counsel:	Evans & Page
Status:	Submitted, Awaiting Decision

Federal court action challenging USDA's exclusion of chickens, turkeys, and other poultry species from the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958. The exclusion allows 95% of all animals killed for food in the United States to be slaughtered without the protection of federal law.

	Suit Seeking Humane Slaughter for Billions of Animals Allowed to Proceed
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East Bay Animal Advocates



	USDA Poultry Slaughter Policy