Lawsuit against former attorney general laid to rest

Lawsuit against former attorney general laid to rest Santa Fe New Mexican By Andrew Oxford A federal court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the owners of a Northwestern New Mexico ranch who said former state Attorney General Gary King’s animal cruelty task force illegally killed hundreds of their roosters, hens and chicks after claiming the animals were linked to cockfighting. The decision by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals might end the yearslong legal battle that stirred accusations of King targeting Hispanic ranching families and destroying livestock despite not having enough evidence in some cases to charge them with crimes. The task force included law enforcement officials as well as a private veterinarian and an advocate who was employed by the nonprofit organization Animal Protection of New Mexico