Fwd: ACTION ALERT! Pre-Trial Conference this Friday - Donald Dutiel (Wagon Wheel Ranch - New Lexington, OH)

August 19, 2009

Mary O'Connor-Shaver <mshaver_0462

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Tue, Aug 18, 2009 9:31 am

ACTION ALERT! Pre-Trial Conference this Friday - Donald Dutiel (Wagon Wheel Ranch - New Lexington, OH)

Dear Companion Pet Lovers ~

You may recall that there is a Pre-Trial Conference scheduled for this coming Friday, August 21 at 2:00 PM in the class-action lawsuit filed against Donald Dutiel and his cohorts in the "Wagon Wheel Ranch" operation. (Black, et al., v. Dutiel, et al., case no.: 09CV-00170, Court of Common Pleas, Perry County, Ohio, Linton Lewis, Judge).

Click here to read the article, "Lawsuit seeks to stop breeder - Wagon Wheel breeds sick puppies, it alleges."

Although this is not an absolutely crucial event, it is important, and it would be helpful to have a solid presence from the Ohio animal advocacy community. If you cannot attend in person, we invite you to contact the news media or other parties interested in humane causes, and ask if they can send a representative.

The Pre-Trial Conference will be held in New Lexington, Ohio, in Perry County, about an hour east southeast of Columbus:

Fri., 8/21

Time:

2:00 PM

Address:

105 North Main St.

New Lexington, OH 43764

Phone:

(740) 342-3156

Fax:

(740) 342-2188

Map to Courthouse:

http://www.perrycountycourt.com/map.shtml

Perry County Court Website:

http://www.perrycountycourt.com/

Support from concerned citizens would be very much appreciated, and could very well help the many, possibly hundreds, of Dutiel's victims for whom we might eventually get a small measure of justice if we can keep this case going and growing (not to mention the scores that we might keep from becoming victims).

We'll continue to keep you informed of developments in the case, even if you cannot attend this week.

Thanks so much for serving as a strong voice for the dogs!

Mary O'Connor-Shaver

Cell: 614-271-8248

Columbus Top Dogs

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