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Cruelty Rule Unconstitutionally Vague
RALEIGH — The N.C. Court of Appeals on Tuesday declared unconstitutional as applied the state's cruelty-to-animals law. The context for the ruling is a pigeon shoot. John Malloy holds invitation-only shoots twice a year in Granville County. Concerned that the state might seek to prohibit the events under its law, Malloy sought an injunction barring enforcement. Specifically, Malloy contended that the law was unconstitutionally vague as applied to him. The appeals court agreed.