KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN

Write to your city or township commissioners urging them to ban cruel animal acts such as circuses, rodeos, bear wrestling, etc.  In your letter, pick a couple good reasons to ban these events.  Animal welfare and the safety of the public are good ones.

Before you write a letter, sign the online petition to ban exotic animal acts in the Kalamazoo area:  http://www.petitiononline.com/kazoomi/petition.html

Here are some townships to write to if you live in the Kalamazoo area:

Kalamazoo Township:
http://www.kalamazootownship.org/BoardsCommissions.htm

City of Kalamazoo:
http://www.ci.kalamazoo.mi.us/CityComm.htm, Main site:  www.ci.kalamazoo.mi.us

Alamao Township (In July 2003 hosted a Sterling and Reid Bros. Circus at the Kalamazoo Speedway)
http://www.alamotownship.com/township_board.asp
Rude response from Bob Vlietstra, Supervisor, Alamo Township:  Read it here

Oshtemo Township:
http://www.oshtemo.org/boards/township/townshipboard.htm

Texas Township:
http://www.texastownship.org/BoardsCommittees/TownshipBoard/TownshipBoard.htm

Comstock Township:
http://www.comstockmi.com/elected.html

Other community websites in the county can be found at http://www.kalcounty.com/cities-links.htm.  A complete list of local officials at a glance is available at http://www.kalcounty.com/directory/townshipofficials.htm.