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NORTHWEST ANIMAL RIGHTS NETWORK v. STATE

No. 64415-7-I.

242 P.3d 891 (2010)

NORTHWEST ANIMAL RIGHTS NETWORK, corporate taxpayer of Washington State and King County, and on behalf of all similarly situated Taxpayers of Washington State and King County; Rachel Bjork, individual taxpayer of King County and Washington State, and on behalf of all similarly situated Taxpayers of Washington State and King County, Appellants, v. STATE of Washington and King County, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Reconsideration Denied November 30, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Phillip Karp, Animal Law Offices, Bellingham, WA, for Appellants.

Nancy Anne Balin, Office of Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Respondent King County.

Kristen Kay Mitchell, Dorothy Harris Jaffe, Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for Respondent State of Washington.

DWYER, C.J.

¶ 1 Northwest Animal Rights Network and one of its members, Rachel Bjork, contend that portions of our state's animal cruelty legislation, chapter 16.52 RCW, are unconstitutional. The superior court dismissed the action for several reasons, including that the claim was not justiciable. We agree that the case does not present a justiciable controversy. Accordingly, we affirm.

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¶ 2 The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals legislation...

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