“SPCA cruelty enforcement case clears another hurdle” by alene

Hi EAs! We posted earlier about Legal Impact for Chickens (LIC) proving in court that SPCAs can sue to stop agricultural cruelty. LIC had survived a demurrer in our lawsuit against well-known dairy Alexandre Family Farm. In a victory for farmed animals, the Humboldt County Superior Court had acknowledged LIC's power, as a California society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA), to prevent animal cruelty through civil litigation. Since then, Alexandre petitioned the California Court of Appeal for a writ of mandate against the Humboldt County Superior Court itself. Alexandre asked the appellate court to intervene in the LIC v. Alexandre lawsuit by ordering the Superior Court to change its mind and dismiss the case after all. This appeared to be an attempt to avoid litigation on the question of whether Alexandre is, in fact, committing illegal animal cruelty. So LIC retained a powerful team of [...] --- First published: September 12th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/gvGnMQdJHoGdamsow/spca-cruelty-enforcement-case-clears-another-hurdle --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.