SEQUIM, Wash. — Washington’s highest court is hearing an animal cruelty case involving a Sequim game farm.
The lawsuit brought by the Animal Legal Defense Fund accuses the Olympic Game Farm of keeping animals — including gray wolves, grizzly bears, lions and tigers — in “substandard, cramped conditions in violation of the Endangered Species Act and state cruelty laws.”
The Washington Supreme Court will determine whether a violation of Washington’s wildlife laws, animal cruelty laws, and/or the Endangered Species Act can be the basis of a public nuisance claim.
KIRO 7 reached out to Olympic Game Farm for comment but has not yet heard back.
If the court affirms this, it would have the authority to shut down an operation that continues to violate those laws.