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Action Alert!

Zoning Matters! Get involved — Your voice counts!
Posted May 8, 2009

Township residents' voices carry weight at zoning hearings. Please follow these simple steps to make a difference in your township:

  1. Check daily in the newspaper's Legal Notices for township kennel zoning requests.
  2. Call your township office to ask questions about the kennel(s) in question.
  3. Contact and inform township residents, especially those living in close proximity to the kennel(s) in question.
  4. Attend the zoning hearing board meeting(s) with your neighbors. Ask questions and make comments. Let the township officials know how you feel about the kennel/business operating in your township. In addition, let them know that you want the township to ensure that the rules, regulations and laws are respected and applied to these applications.

Contact us with questions. Please put "ZONING" in the subject line.

Public Action Requested Regarding East Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA Zoning Hearing
Posted March 23, 2009

The recent zoning decision made in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, is extremely disappointing. (If unfamiliar, please read the article on our home page.)

We urge you to express your disapproval and outrage to the township by one or both of these methods today:

  1. Call the township office number (717) 354-5593, enter "22" to reach the appropriate secretary. It is important to tell her why you are calling, then request she put you through to Shaun Seymour, Zoning Officer, to whom you may speak your mind. (We strongly recommend that you not dial Shaun's extension directly, please go through the secretary as explained above.)
  2. Mail this letter (MS Word document). The mailing address is included in the letter. Personalize and adapt it into your own words.

Thank you, you can make a difference!

Help Spread the Word

United Against Puppy Mills now educates the dog-buying public through a toll free "tip line." Callers hear a two-minute pre-recorded message. Our goal is to increase awareness about puppy mills. We are asking for your assistance in putting this phone number in front of as many people as possible.

It's easy to do. Simply print and post the attached letter-sized sign (pdf format). Make copies as needed. (If possible, cut along the dotted lines to create tear-off tabs.) Public bulletin boards can be found in many places including grocery stores, pet supply stores, hardware stores, restaurants, college campuses, and community centers to name only a few. Always ask permission before posting it in a private business, for example, in a business near a pet store that sells dogs, in your vet's office, etc. Please check back and put up a new sign when the tabs have all been taken, or the sign has been removed.

Thank you for joining UAPM's efforts to end puppy mills as they currently exist. Progress is being made because of caring and compassionate people like you!

Click here to download sign