Bruce, a pet dog in California, is euthanized after an emergency appeal seeking to reach the U.S. Supreme Court fails. ABC News and Yahoo News both report that the request was filed in an effort to stop the imminent execution of the animal.
The reports describe the legal effort as highly unusual. ABC News characterizes it as an unprecedented or near-unprecedented use of the Supreme Court’s emergency docket to address the fate of a personal pet. The coverage centers on the timing of the court request and the fact that the action proceeds despite the attempt to obtain urgent review.
