Barry Coggins, et ux., dba Cherokee Bear Zoo v. Peggy Hill, et al.

Whether a citizens’ suit under the Endangered Species Act could possibly possess Article III standing where the citizens’ evidence of aesthetic injury is a single short viewing of the animals in question, with no prior legal precedent finding Article III standing for “animal viewing,” and this case would therefore expand federal precedent of Article III standing in cases of purely aesthetic injuries.

Whether “generally accepted” animal husbandry practices pursuant to C.F.R. 17.3 and the Endangered Species Act are determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, taking into consideration generally accepted animal husbandry practices and enforcing those standards, or whether generally accepted animal husbandry practices should instead established through expert opinion testimony on a case-by-case basis by non-governmental members of animal activism groups.