Truck-Stop Tiger

SAN FRANCISCO – The Ninth Circuit ruled against an animal-rights group seeking records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture relating to state court litigation about a tiger named Tony that was displayed in a case at a Louisiana truck stop. The Freedom of Information Act allows for expedited processing of records if failure to obtain them poses an imminent threat to an “individual,” but animals do not qualify.

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