Young

FACTS

On September 1, 2011, Young filed a request for an order to stop Taunton’s harassment. Young is the owner of Magic Jungle, Inc., a wildlife preserve. Taunton is the operator of Bow Wow Productions and Hesperia Zoo. In her request, Young stated that on August 31, 2011, Taunton made a credible threat of violence against her and the animals at her wildlife preserve. Young and Taunton were present at a hearing on September 2, 2011. Young stated Taunton called her and said, “‘Well, you fucked with the wrong people. You pissed off the wrong people.’ . . . ‘You think you’ve never had any problems out at your facility? Well, you wait and see what’s going to happen to you now, and you fucking wait and see what’s going to happen to all those fucking animals.’” Relying on a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) consent decision and order from May 2008 against Taunton, Young stated her animals were threatened. The USDA issued its May 2008 order after inspections established Taunton violated the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. § 2131 et seq.), and federal regulations (9 C.F.R. § 1.1 et seq.) at her facility. Taunton said she called Young and asked her why she was distributing the…