Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Bravo Enterprises, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
237 A.2d 342 (1968)
Bravo Enterprises (defendant) planned a series of bullfighting events in Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania SPCA (plaintiff) sued to enjoin them as violating the state's animal-cruelty law; after an initial hearing enjoined the events pending a final hearing, the Court of Common Pleas ultimately issued a permanent injunction against further bullfighting, finding the events a public nuisance under the animal-cruelty statute. Bravo appealed, arguing both that bullfighting did not violate the law and that the SPCA lacked standing to seek an injunction in the first place.
Whether an organization with statutory authority to seize fighting animals and prosecute violators of animal-cruelty law thereby has standing to bring a civil equitable action to enjoin ongoing conduct as a public nuisance.