- Signatures: 5,035
- Goal: 1,500
- Deadline: 8-25-2007
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: A HUGE thanks to those of you who signed our Petition, made personal calls and wrote letters to the CEO, Robert Restrepo, Jr. Because of YOU, State Auto has made the decision to discontinue their relationship with the Buckeye Dog Auction effective June 30, 2007!
Since 2003, the Buckeye Dog Auction in Millersburg, OH has grown into anything but run-of-the-mill. Most (if not all) breeders who participate in this event are raising large numbers of puppies for profit in mills - mass dog breeding establishments with living conditions characterized by overcrowding, filth, and lack of food, water, shelter and little to no veterinary care. Many of these puppies and adult dogs are hauled to the auction in tractor trailers like domestic livestock and some breeds are able to fetch more than a few thousand dollars, while others can net hundreds of dollars for the seller.
By signing this petition, you are asking Robert Restrepo, Jr., Chairman, CEO and President of State Auto Mutual Insurance Company, to terminate the auction bond (Certificate # 6913179) for this event effective immediately.
For more information concerning this event, please visit http://BanOhioDogAuctions.com/
CONTACTS TO VOICE YOUR OPINION:
Robert Restrepo, Jr.
Chairman, CEO and President
State Auto Mutual Insurance Company
518 East Broad Street
Since 2003, the Buckeye Dog Auction in Millersburg, OH has grown into anything but run-of-the-mill. Most (if not all) breeders who participate in this event are raising large numbers of puppies for profit in mills - mass dog breeding establishments with living conditions characterized by overcrowding, filth, and lack of food, water, shelter and little to no veterinary care. Many of these puppies and adult dogs are hauled to the auction in tractor trailers like domestic livestock and some breeds are able to fetch more than a few thousand dollars, while others can net hundreds of dollars for the seller.
By signing this petition, you are asking Robert Restrepo, Jr., Chairman, CEO and President of State Auto Mutual Insurance Company, to terminate the auction bond (Certificate # 6913179) for this event effective immediately.
For more information concerning this event, please visit http://BanOhioDogAuctions.com/
CONTACTS TO VOICE YOUR OPINION:
Robert Restrepo, Jr.
Chairman, CEO and President
State Auto Mutual Insurance Company
518 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-464-5000
Toll-Free: 800-444-9950
Fax: 614-719-0143
http://www.stateauto.com/
Kyle Anderson
Director, Media Relations
State Auto Mutual Insurance Company
518 East Broad Street
Phone: 614-464-5000
Toll-Free: 800-444-9950
Fax: 614-719-0143
http://www.stateauto.com/
Kyle Anderson
Director, Media Relations
State Auto Mutual Insurance Company
518 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-464-5000
Toll-Free: 800-444-9950
Fax: 614-719-0143
kyle.anderson@stateauto.com
To Locate a State Auto agent near you:
http://www.stateauto.com/stateAuto/LocateAgent/locatenew.asp
Thomas W. Sharp
Assistant Vice President, Compliance
The American Kennel Club (AKC)
E-mail: TWS@akc.org
Phone: 614-464-5000
Toll-Free: 800-444-9950
Fax: 614-719-0143
kyle.anderson@stateauto.com
To Locate a State Auto agent near you:
http://www.stateauto.com/stateAuto/LocateAgent/locatenew.asp
Thomas W. Sharp
Assistant Vice President, Compliance
The American Kennel Club (AKC)
E-mail: TWS@akc.org
LIST OF BREEDERS AT THE 8/26 AUCTION:
Aaron Miller
Abe L. Yoder
Adrian Burkholder
Albert Stutzman
Albert Stutzman
Ammon Buckholder
Andy J. Yoder
Anna Hensel
Annette Newswanger
Benjamin Oberholtzer
Berlin Pets
Country View Pets
Crosco Acres
Da-Le Kennel
Dan and Jacob Bowman
Daniel Hochstetler
Daniel Kline
Daniel Kline
Daniel Schlabach
David D. Yoder
David Hershberger
David M. Miller
Dennis Hershberger
Eli J. Miller
Eli J. Yoder
Eli N. Hershberger
Emanuel M. Yoder
Ervin A. Yoder
Ervin J. Miller
Ferman Schlabach
Glenda Thompson
Gloria Whitmer
Harold Neuhart
Harvey Burkholder
Harvey Yoder
Henry E. Mast
Jacob Swartzentruber
James Mullet
Jason Schlabach
J-Mar Kennel
Joe Yoder
John Garman
John Garman
John Oren Miller, Jr.
Joseph L. Hershberger
Joseph Miller
Katie A. Yoder
Leroy A. Troyer
Levi A. Miller
Levi D. Troyer
Levi J. Miller
Marlin A,. Troyer
Marvin A. Graber
Matthew Hostetler
Mervin Raber
Michelle Picknell
Mose A. Schlabach
Mose Beachy
Mose Hershberger
Nelson Hershberger
Owen R. Hershberger
Paul E. Yoder
Phillip Geiser
Pine Grove Kennel
PPF Farms
Raber's Kennel
Reuben K. Swarey
Reuben L. Troyer
Reuben Schlabach
Reuben's Swarztentruber
Robert Brady
Robert Coblentz
Robert M. Yoder
Roman R. Miller
Rondell Lepley
Roy A., Yoder
Roy D. Yoder
Samuel Miller
Steven H. Yoder
Steven R. Troyer
Vernon E., Yoder
Vernon Weaver
Walk's Pups
Wayne Miller
Aaron Miller
Abe L. Yoder
Adrian Burkholder
Albert Stutzman
Albert Stutzman
Ammon Buckholder
Andy J. Yoder
Anna Hensel
Annette Newswanger
Benjamin Oberholtzer
Berlin Pets
Country View Pets
Crosco Acres
Da-Le Kennel
Dan and Jacob Bowman
Daniel Hochstetler
Daniel Kline
Daniel Kline
Daniel Schlabach
David D. Yoder
David Hershberger
David M. Miller
Dennis Hershberger
Eli J. Miller
Eli J. Yoder
Eli N. Hershberger
Emanuel M. Yoder
Ervin A. Yoder
Ervin J. Miller
Ferman Schlabach
Glenda Thompson
Gloria Whitmer
Harold Neuhart
Harvey Burkholder
Harvey Yoder
Henry E. Mast
Jacob Swartzentruber
James Mullet
Jason Schlabach
J-Mar Kennel
Joe Yoder
John Garman
John Garman
John Oren Miller, Jr.
Joseph L. Hershberger
Joseph Miller
Katie A. Yoder
Leroy A. Troyer
Levi A. Miller
Levi D. Troyer
Levi J. Miller
Marlin A,. Troyer
Marvin A. Graber
Matthew Hostetler
Mervin Raber
Michelle Picknell
Mose A. Schlabach
Mose Beachy
Mose Hershberger
Nelson Hershberger
Owen R. Hershberger
Paul E. Yoder
Phillip Geiser
Pine Grove Kennel
PPF Farms
Raber's Kennel
Reuben K. Swarey
Reuben L. Troyer
Reuben Schlabach
Reuben's Swarztentruber
Robert Brady
Robert Coblentz
Robert M. Yoder
Roman R. Miller
Rondell Lepley
Roy A., Yoder
Roy D. Yoder
Samuel Miller
Steven H. Yoder
Steven R. Troyer
Vernon E., Yoder
Vernon Weaver
Walk's Pups
Wayne Miller
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | City | State | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,047 | 1:02 pm PDT, Oct 30 | Melinda Donaldson | Ashville | Ohio | United States | These dogs are treated terribly. Ohioans should be ashamed that we let this go on in our state. | |
| 5,046 | 9:03 am PDT, Oct 25 | Mrs. | Ellen Poe | Columbus | Ohio | United States | I am a certified groomer in columbus Ohio and own 4 dogs of my own and volunteer at the franklin county animal shelter. I will do everything in my power to help make this new law a reality. We really need more laws to help stop the abuse to animals and preventing puppy mills!!! |
| 5,045 | 6:40 am PDT, Aug 15 | Ms. | Susan Stramella | Fombell | Pennsylvania | United States | This kind of treatment towards animals makes me sick!!! Breeding animals in this kind of way to benefit yourself is a crime!!!! |
| 5,044 | 10:18 am PDT, Aug 6 | Ms. | Tammy Hodge | Dayton | Ohio | United States | Please research and see there are too many dogs dieing in shelters across the country. Dogs of everybreed- everyday! We all need to endthe cruelty and suffering of companion animals for the sake of profit |
| 5,043 | 7:06 am PDT, Aug 3 | Anonymous | Richfield | Ohio | United States | ||
| 5,042 | 10:48 am PDT, Jul 31 | Diane Vermillion | Columus | Ohio | United States | Puppy mills are beyond horrific. I can't even think of a word bad enough to describe this horrendous practice. Why is this being allowed to keep happening? | |
| 5,041 | 10:32 pm PDT, May 7 | Mrs. | Mandi Traut | San Jose | California | United States | |
| 5,040 | 11:45 am PDT, May 6 | Ms. | Anonymous | mansfield | Ohio | United States | I am so very tired of the exploitation and suffering of helpless animals for the financial gain of trash in our society. Animals are breathing, feeling, loving creatures that should be treated with respect and compassion. |
| 5,039 | 2:38 pm PDT, May 2 | Anonymous | Springfield | Ohio | United States | This is an inhumane practice which needs to be stopped immediately. | |
| 5,038 | 2:52 pm PDT, May 1 | L. France | Gahanna | Ohio | United States | Puppy Mills are barbaric. People need to stop supporting these mills IMMEDIATELY and put them out of business. Politicans who allow this type of activity in their jurisdiction should be thrown out of office and replaced with someone who will aid in destroying this industry once and for all. | |
| 5,037 | 7:32 pm PDT, Apr 22 | Anonymous | Walworth | New York | United States | ||
| 5,036 | 8:21 am PDT, Apr 19 | Ms. | Terri Lucas | Columbus | Ohio | United States | By condoning these actions is inhumane and extremely sad that a living creature be sold for profit! |
| 5,035 | 12:04 pm PDT, Apr 16 | Anonymous | duffield | Virginia | United States | sad | |
| 5,034 | 10:56 am PDT, Apr 14 | Mrs. | Heather Davenport | Mason | Ohio | United States | Inhumane, unhealthy, disguisting, stop this clear cruelty! |
| 5,033 | 7:23 am PDT, Apr 12 | Ms. | Tracy L Johnson | Orlando | Florida | United States | Disgusting! |
| 5,032 | 9:08 am PDT, Apr 11 | nancy rios | chicago | Illinois | United States | these people are evil | |
| 5,031 | 5:59 am PDT, Apr 6 | Ms. | Anonymous | Canal Winchester | Ohio | United States | |
| 5,030 | 1:54 pm PDT, Apr 5 | Mrs. | Lori A. Geise | Ilion | New York | United States | This practice sickens me. |
| 5,029 | 6:30 am PDT, Apr 4 | Debbie Henry | Lancaster | Ohio | United States | This saddens my heart! | |
| 5,028 | 6:11 am PDT, Apr 4 | Kym Zappin | Xenia | Ohio | United States | ||
| 5,027 | 5:45 am PDT, Apr 4 | Ms. | Christine Evans | Powell | Ohio | United States | |
| 5,026 | 5:24 pm PDT, Apr 3 | Mrs. | Carolyn J. Adams | Pickerington | Ohio | United States | |
| 5,025 | 4:41 pm PDT, Apr 3 | Jody Buxton | Colorado Springs | Colorado | United States | ||
| 5,024 | 3:44 pm PDT, Apr 3 | Mrs. | Lisa Claud | Smyrna | Tennessee | United States | This type of action needs to be outlawed as soon as possible. The people involved need to be persecuted to the fullest extent. Stronger laws need to be made to make people accountable and suffer the consequences of treating living things with such disrespect! |
| 5,023 | 3:00 pm PDT, Apr 3 | Ms. | Janet Anderson | Pickerington | Ohio | United States | |
| 5,022 | 2:50 pm PDT, Apr 3 | Mrs. | Mindy Conner | Pickerington | Ohio | United States | This is absolutely awful, this needs to stop!! Pets are family members, I would think with the Amish knowing how important family life is they would not do this to these animals. I can think of many others ways for them to financially support themselves!!!!!!! |
| 5,021 | 2:25 pm PDT, Apr 3 | Mrs. | Karrie Miller | Canal Winchester | Ohio | United States | This needs to stop, adopt don't buy.. |
| 5,020 | 8:34 am PDT, Apr 2 | Anonymous | Brunswick | Ohio | United States | ||
| 5,019 | 5:40 pm PDT, Mar 18 | Theresa Tomaso | Copley | Ohio | United States | This is wrong and horrible, we need to stop this or it will continue. | |
| 5,018 | 9:31 am PDT, Mar 17 | Ms. | Amy Good | Temple | Pennsylvania | United States | How horrible! This has to stop. Some people have no hearts. |
| 5,017 | 1:28 am PST, Mar 2 | Ms. | Kathy Whitaker | Port Huron | Michigan | United States | |
| 5,016 | 7:15 am PST, Feb 22 | Mrs. | Lauriita Hernandez | Mexico | Mexico | ||
| 5,015 | 9:48 am PST, Feb 10 | sandra eberhart | canal fulton | Ohio | United States | I live only an hour away from Holmes County and have shopped and dined there many many times. Recently, I wrote a letter to the commissioners asking for their help in putting an end to these terrible auctions. My friends and I have decided that we will no longer spend any of our time and money at any of their establishments until something can be done to stop this torture of these beautiful animals. | |
| 5,014 | 7:38 pm PST, Feb 1 | Mrs. | Linda Haungs | Lynchburg | Virginia | United States | When will the terrible acts on innocent animals stop, when??? |
| 5,013 | 8:37 am PST, Feb 1 | Ms. | jacqueline alberts | orchard park | New York | United States | Please stop this horrific practice!! |
| 5,012 | 10:29 am PST, Jan 29 | Ms. | Anne Huddleston | Cincinnati | Ohio | United States | The abuse to these animals is outrageous. The puppy mills need to be humanely run or banned completely. |
| 5,011 | 2:23 pm PST, Jan 26 | Mrs. | Becky McAnulty | Homer City | Pennsylvania | United States | The Ohio dog auction is incredibly inhumane to the precious dogs STUCK in those cages. These dogs DESERVE to be our pets not living their life stuck in a cage only to eat and have puppies. STOP the dog auctions and it will help put the puppy millers out of business. |
| 5,010 | 10:33 pm PST, Jan 18 | Donna Anca | Tipp City | Ohio | United States | The people in Ohio need to boycott all Amish products in the whole state. | |
| 5,009 | 7:33 pm PST, Dec 27 | Anonymous | Chicago Heights | Illinois | United States | I beleive this auction should be shut down, and not be allowed to sell dogs. | |
| 5,008 | 1:34 pm PST, Dec 24 | Mrs. | Tina Corn | Wellington | Ohio | United States | |
| 5,007 | 5:23 pm PST, Dec 20 | Mrs. | Marcia Stalder | Woodsfield | Ohio | United States | |
| 5,006 | 4:16 pm PST, Dec 15 | Ms. | Melissa Campbell | Reynoldsburg | Ohio | United States | I think it is horrible the way people treat animals, I work in a vet clinic and I see things there that just make me livid, but to think that people could cage so many animals and treat them as if they were nothing just really gets under my skin, and I think that the people should get the same treatment that they put these poor defensless animals through. I cant imagine how anyone can look at a animal and not have any compasion for them what so ever, they are helpless like children, they depend on us for love, food, ect... I hope that something changes in Ohio that stops the cruelty once and for all |
| 5,005 | 1:44 pm PST, Dec 2 | Kimberly Martin | Little Rock | Arkansas | United States | I don't understand how people can treat animals this way. It is horrifying to think of the innocent animals that are treated cruely everyday. We have to help them. They deserve love, care and a good life. | |
| 5,004 | 1:08 pm PST, Dec 2 | Ms. | Bonnie Carpenter | Hazen | Arkansas | United States | People that do this to animals are horrible, but the elected officials that let this happen are worse. |
| 5,003 | 7:36 am PST, Nov 30 | Mrs. | brandi glover | straughn | Indiana | United States | my mom purchased a bulldog from a J. Fisher that had got the dog from John Graber.dog was sick, cost 1500. for dog, 2000. for treatment. dog died and then she found out about the puppy mill ran by john graber. he has to be stopped. amish are making living from animal cruelty and not farming. its discusting!! |
| 5,002 | 8:07 pm PST, Nov 28 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Hamilton | Ohio | United States | Please do not support puppy mills, irresponsible breeders, or pet stores that sell puppies. |
| 5,001 | 9:26 am PST, Nov 26 | Anonymous | Buffalo | New York | United States |
Justice for Dogs Sold during the Buckeye Dog Auction
Dear Mr. Restrep, Jr.:
We are signing this Petition as concerned citizens who have recently learned of your company’s business relationship with Ervin Raber, Manager of the Buckeye Dog Auction. As proud owners and lovers of companion pets, we respectfully request that you terminate the auction bond issued for this event due to the following:
1. Since 2004, the Buckeye Dog Auction in Millersburg, OH has grown into anything but run of the mill. The majority of breeders from Holmes, Tuscarawas and Coshocton counties who participate in this event are raising large numbers of puppies for profit in mills - mass dog breeding establishments with living conditions characterized by overcrowding, filth, and lack of food, water and little to no veterinary care. Many of these puppies and adult dogs are hauled to the auction in tractor trailers (which is against USDA regulations), and some breeds are able to fetch more than a few thousand dollars, while others can net hundreds of dollars for the seller.
2. In November 2005, Mr. Raber was quoted as saying to the New Philadelphia Times Reporter, “I am currently the president of the Ohio Pro Dog Breeders Assn. and in our opinion there is no such thing as a puppy mill." Sadly, there is much compelling evidence to prove otherwise. In an undercover investigation conducted by Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), many of the licensed dog breeding and brokering facilities represented at the Buckeye Dog Auction were found to be in clear violation of USDA regulations - http://www.caps-web.org/240x192x240_ohio_pennsylvania.php.
3. Dog auctions are illegal in Pennsylvania, so many of those state’s mill breeders travel two hours west to Holmes County, where the Buckeye Dog Auction is legal. In May 2006, undercover investigations conducted by WTAE-TV Channel 4 Action News reporter Sheldon Ingram, revealed evidence that dogs brought to this sale are “fed and bred” – they eat and relieve themselves in the same 2-by-2-foot cage for about eight years until their breeding days are done. - http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/9161328/detail.html.
4. In August 2006, Mose Hershberger, a breeder from Clark Township who annually participates in the Buckeye Dog Auction, was quoted as saying to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Dogs are livestock.” Sadly, it is because of this mindset that Ohio is quickly gaining the reputation as the puppy mill capital of the Midwest.
5. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) strongly opposes the sale, through pet shops and similar outlets, of puppies and dogs from mass-breeding establishments such as those represented at the Buckeye Dog Auction. Unfortunately, a dog's lifespan is often longer than a consumer's desire to maintain their "product." As a result, millions of dogs are sent to animal shelters every year, where roughly half will be euthanized. The HSUS estimates that one in four of the dogs that enter U.S. animal shelters is purebred - http://www.hsus.org/pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/get_the_facts_on_puppy_mills/index.html
Mr. Restrepo, it is our belief that dogs offer many gifts to the human race, the greatest of which is serving as a companion to people who have experienced a debilitating accident or injury.
We are signing this Petition as concerned citizens who have recently learned of your company’s business relationship with Ervin Raber, Manager of the Buckeye Dog Auction. As proud owners and lovers of companion pets, we respectfully request that you terminate the auction bond issued for this event due to the following:
1. Since 2004, the Buckeye Dog Auction in Millersburg, OH has grown into anything but run of the mill. The majority of breeders from Holmes, Tuscarawas and Coshocton counties who participate in this event are raising large numbers of puppies for profit in mills - mass dog breeding establishments with living conditions characterized by overcrowding, filth, and lack of food, water and little to no veterinary care. Many of these puppies and adult dogs are hauled to the auction in tractor trailers (which is against USDA regulations), and some breeds are able to fetch more than a few thousand dollars, while others can net hundreds of dollars for the seller.
2. In November 2005, Mr. Raber was quoted as saying to the New Philadelphia Times Reporter, “I am currently the president of the Ohio Pro Dog Breeders Assn. and in our opinion there is no such thing as a puppy mill." Sadly, there is much compelling evidence to prove otherwise. In an undercover investigation conducted by Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), many of the licensed dog breeding and brokering facilities represented at the Buckeye Dog Auction were found to be in clear violation of USDA regulations - http://www.caps-web.org/240x192x240_ohio_pennsylvania.php.
3. Dog auctions are illegal in Pennsylvania, so many of those state’s mill breeders travel two hours west to Holmes County, where the Buckeye Dog Auction is legal. In May 2006, undercover investigations conducted by WTAE-TV Channel 4 Action News reporter Sheldon Ingram, revealed evidence that dogs brought to this sale are “fed and bred” – they eat and relieve themselves in the same 2-by-2-foot cage for about eight years until their breeding days are done. - http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/9161328/detail.html.
4. In August 2006, Mose Hershberger, a breeder from Clark Township who annually participates in the Buckeye Dog Auction, was quoted as saying to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Dogs are livestock.” Sadly, it is because of this mindset that Ohio is quickly gaining the reputation as the puppy mill capital of the Midwest.
5. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) strongly opposes the sale, through pet shops and similar outlets, of puppies and dogs from mass-breeding establishments such as those represented at the Buckeye Dog Auction. Unfortunately, a dog's lifespan is often longer than a consumer's desire to maintain their "product." As a result, millions of dogs are sent to animal shelters every year, where roughly half will be euthanized. The HSUS estimates that one in four of the dogs that enter U.S. animal shelters is purebred - http://www.hsus.org/pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/get_the_facts_on_puppy_mills/index.html
Mr. Restrepo, it is our belief that dogs offer many gifts to the human race, the greatest of which is serving as a companion to people who have experienced a debilitating accident or injury.
The next Buckeye Dog Auction is scheduled for Saturday, August 26, 2006 with additional auctions scheduled for October 7, 2006 and November 25, 2006.
As Forbes magazine’s choice as the 2006 “Best Managed” Insurance company in America, please show that you are against the business practices of these breeders by canceling coverage for this event effective immediately.
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As Forbes magazine’s choice as the 2006 “Best Managed” Insurance company in America, please show that you are against the business practices of these breeders by canceling coverage for this event effective immediately.
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