Former guardsmen with PTSD appeals after town convicts him for owning therapeutic pets

‘An Ohio veteran is fighting for permission to keep his pet ducks, which he says have helped him with overcoming the symptoms of PTSD he suffers since returning home from service in Iraq.

Darin Welker lives in West Lafayette, a small village located near Coshocton, Ohio. He served in the Army National Guard and returned from a tour in Iraq in 2005 with PTSD and back injuries.

Welker speaks of how, after struggling for several years with his physical and emotional disabilities after his return from Iraq, he discovered the therapeutic benefits of owning ducks:’

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