UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

__________________________________________ ) IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 09-2222 (PLF) ) KEN SALAZAR, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________)

ORDER

For the reasons set forth in the Opinion issued this same day, it is

hereby

ORDERED that the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction [3] is

DENIED.

SO ORDERED.

/s/____________________________ PAUL L. FRIEDMAN United States District Judge DATE: December 23, 2009