American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Amicus Curiae
Ian C. Schaefer, Counsel of RecordFounded in 1866, the ASPCA has more than 1 million members and is the oldest organization for the prevention of cruelty to animals in North America. Ian C. Schaefer is an associate with the law firm Proskauer Rose, where he specializes in labor and employment law. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on June 15, 2009.Cruelty to animals is a crime in every State — and for good reason: It is barbaric and intolerable in a civilized society to allow the senseless…
