2010 Animal Control Guidelines | ‘The attached guidelines provide your township and its officials clarification of upcoming animal control in your township in 2010. Please do not hesitate to call me should you have any questions (484-788-8062). Also, please note that I do need a point of contact to authorize pick-up of dogs running at large in your township. If you do not already have a signed copy of your contract, I have enclosed that as well. ‘As discussed at township meetings, your township has chosen to cover only the cost of stray dogs, not owner relinquished dogs. ‘Trap-Neuter-Retumn will be practiced for free-roaming cats, at no cost to the township, As always, whenever there is change, please anticipate some resistance to your township not covering intake costs for xelinquished animals. We at Peaceable Kingdom hope that you will let your township residents know about the program in place before the start of the new year, to minimize angst on the part of your residents, From experience, we know that ‘many animals turned in as ‘strays? are indeed owned animals, so we hope your township is prepared for some concern and agitation from individuals who have taken advantage of township animal control contracts in years past. Again, please do not hesitate to call me with any questions. We will be seeking to get information into local papers in advance of the change of animal control agencies. We look forward to providing humane, economically viable animal care and control for your township. Just for your information, we toured the old Lehigh County juvenile detention center yesterday, located near Cedarbrook in South Whitehall. The building would lend itself perfectly for use as a county-wide animal care and control facility. If you know anyone in administration for Lehigh County ot any County Commissioners and should you want to champion this presently empty county building being utilized for the animals, please get in touch with them and support out proposal. Peaceable Kingdom would be willing to pay for any updates needed for the building as well as maintaining it in the coming yeats. But first the county would have to let us use the building, and then we would have to make sure we meet zoning requirements. Keep your fingers crossed! 4 Liz Jdnes CSS, Peaceable KingdomLynn Township Animal Control Services with Peaceable Kingdom Peaceable Kingdom's animal control services will seek to provide an economically viable humane alternative to your township's present choices. To that end, we will be providing this service with the intent to return as many animals as possible to their homes. DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE © Peaceable Kingdom (PK) will accept dogs that are picked up running at large in Lynn Township. PK will make every effort to locate dogs that the public see running at large, but can not guarantee success if the dogs are not contained. * Lynn Township needs to determine a potnt of contact that is able to authorize PK to pick up such dogs, either from the public or from a representative of Lynn Township. * PK can then be contacted on 484-788-8062 for pick up services. + Within 24 hours Lynn Township will be sent an email containing a photo of the dog and a description. This can be posted in your township building, sent out to appropriate individuals such as the police, or posted on your web site if possible. * PK will post the dog’s photo and description on our Petfinder.com, both within our list of dogs and in Petfinder's lost and found section. + PK will place a found ad in the Morning Cail. + PK will post photos of al found dogs at P¥’s location. ‘+ Members of the public can call 484-788-8062, 610-432-2532 or contact PK via email at pklvshelter@yahoo.com to see our dogs and hopefully determine if PK has their missing canine companion! ‘+ All-dogs will be vaccinated as needed, treated for fleas, wormed and scheduled to be neutered if not returned to their homes © After 72 hours, all dogs rec: made available for adoption, unless they are unacceptably aggressive. 1d from Lynn Township not reunited with their owners will be FREE ROAMING CATS ‘© Aspart of Pk’s animal control contract, Lynn Township ‘s free roaming cats will receive TNR — Trap, Neuter, Return, at no cost to the township. ‘© Members of the public with free roaming cats will cal 484-224-2213. They need to identify themselves as residents of Lynn Township with free roaming cats that need TNR. * Arrangements will be made for a trapper to help the public trap the cats, get them neutered and vaccinated, and then returned to thelr caregiver. The caregivers will not be charged, but donations will be encouraged. OWNED DOGS AND CATS © Lynn Township is not responsible for owned animals that people wish to relinquish.Owners who find themselves having to give up their dogs and cats can contact Peaceable Kingdom on 610-432-2532. They need to contact us as soon as possible when they find they need to rehome their animal, Every effort will be made to help them find new homes for their pets. We will ask the owners to provide us with a photo and description of the animal. This will be Posted on our Petfinder.com web page, it will be placed in notebooks at our location, and the ‘als will be invited to come to our adoption events with their owners to seek a new home. All cats and dogs in this program are required to be current on vaccines, neutered, flea free and wormed for parasites. if they are not, these services are available at very low cost through PK. Dogs and cats that are part of this program and do not find homes directly from their present homes will be the first accepted into our shelter as space becomes available. A donation to cover the cost of intaking these cats and dogs will be required,1049 MacArthur Road Whitehall, PA 18052 484-788-8062 MThis agreement, entered into between Lynn Township and Peaceable Kingdom, provides for the following services to be provided by Peaceable Kingdom for Lynn Township stray dogs: + Peaceable Kingdom will pick up stray dogs that are contained by the public or by representatives of Lynn Township. Peaceable Kingdom will also attempt to locate strays that are seen by the public. Peaceable Kingdom will hold said stray dogs and provide appropriate housing for 72 hours while actively attempting to return said stray dogs to their owners. + At the end of the 72 hours, said stray dogs will be made available for adoption to members of the public. Said stray dogs will be spayed or castrated before being adopted to new homes. 24 hour emergency service will be provided for injured strays only. Appropriate veterinary care will be provided for all stray dogs. Peaceable Kingdom will provide contacts for Lynn Township for the Trap/Neuter/Return of stray cats, at no cost to Lynn Township. ‘The fee for the above services shall be $70 per stray dog picked up, payable quarterly to Peaceable Kingdom. Peaceable Kingdom shall submit quarterly documentation for all stray dogs that they handle. Payment by Lynn Township shall be made in full within 30 days. ‘This agreement shall begin on January 1, 2010 and continue for a period of one (1) calendar year until December 31, 2010. This agreement may be terminated after March 31, 2010 upon ninety (90) days prior written notice by either party hereto. The undersigned officer, agent, or employee of Lynn Township represents and warrants that they have the authority to contract and bind Lynn Township. Date:_j/-25 -04 ire of Peaceable Kingdom Date:_/O- 8-07 Twp shake: Lynn Township