Victims of crimes committed by veterinarians seeking equal protections and rights

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution gives victims of crimes committed by veterinarians standing to seek the same protections, services, remedies, privileges and rights afforded to victims of crimes committed by nonveterinarians. 2. Whether the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution gives individuals who are mandated by animal cruelty and rabies control statutes to pay monies to veterinarians under penalty of arrest and prosecution for non-compliance standing to challenge the Executive’s non-enforcement policies exempting veterinarians from the criminal code. 3. Whether agency and executive discretion in adopting non-enforcement policies is constrained by the United States Constitution. 4 , i Contents PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI.1 RELEVANT CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY prevented petitioners from having standing.5 REASONS FOR GRANTING THE WRIT.5 I. This case presents an important question of federal constitutional law. Respondents’ actions are unconstitutional because they violate both the Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause. oe eeccecceesecec