Action for Animals activist Eric Mills sued four California school districts, including the Alameda Unified School District, alleging that it was illegal of them to have sent students to October’s Grand National Rodeo at San Francisco’s Cow Palace.
Mills’ lawsuit contends that such field trips violate state laws that prohibit schools from encouraging the inhumane treatment of animals.
Among other problems with his lawsuit, it turns out that the Alameda Unified School District did not send students to the rodeo in question.
Ah, nothing like an animal rights activist making sure he’s got his facts straight before rushing in.
Source:
Rodeo case eyes Island schools that weren’t there. Susan McDonough, Alameda Times, December 20, 2002.