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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA

PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL

TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

MOBILE VETERINARY SERVICES Civil Action No. 4:18-cv-163

EQUINE, INC. AND RICKY L.
PELPHREY,

Defendants.

CONSENT JUDGMENT ORDER

UPON CONSIDERATION of the Parties’ Agreement, it is hereby ORDERED, this 23rd day of

October, 2018, by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, that:

(1) Defendants shall be permanently ENJOINED from providing any form of

veterinary or other medical or surgical care to any lions, tigers, or hybrids thereof, or any other

felidae listed as Endangered or Threatened under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16

U.S.C. §§ 1531-1544, and its implementing regulations (“Exotic Cats”).

(2) Defendants shall be permanently ENJOINED from declawing any Exotic Cat, or

otherwise engaging in any procedure in which an Exotic Cat’s digits are amputated at the last joint.

(3) Declawing Exotic Cats without medical necessity is a violation of the ESA.

(4) Defendants admit that they performed medically unnecessary declawing procedures

on Exotic Cats possessed by Wildlife in Need and Wildlife in Deed, Inc.

(5) Defendants desire to settle and compromise this case by the entry of this order.

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(6) Defendants shall cooperate and assist Plaintiff as needed, in order to permit Plaintiff

to confirm that Defendants are acting in compliance with this Order and the Parties’ Release and

Settlement Agreement.

(7) In the event that this Court determines that Defendants have failed to comply with

this Order, Plaintiffs shall be entitled to recovery of its damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs in

enforcing the terms of this Order.

(8) This action is DISMISSED with prejudice, each party to bear its own costs and

attorneys’ fees.

10/23/2018
Date: _______________________ __________________________________________
Judge, United States District Court

Via U.S. Mail to:

Ricky L. Pelphrey, DVM

MOBILE VETERINARY SERVICES EQUINE, INC.
3737 South 4th Street
Louisville, KY 40214

Bruce A. Brightwell
BRIGHTWELL LAW
1212 State Street
New Albany, IN 49150
bruce@brightwell-law.com