The Ohio Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by a military veteran who sought to defy a local ordinance and keep pet ducks to help relieve his post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Darin Welker of West Lafayette was convicted of a minor misdemeanor for violating a ban on keeping farm animals. A state appeals court upheld his conviction in June. Welker served with the U.S. Army in Iraq and was medically discharged from the Ohio National Guard.
SUPCO Won't Hear Appeal Of Former ONG Member Using Ducks For Therapy
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