He pointed to the state movement to ban the sale of puppy mill dogs, which more than 150 New Jersey towns have done, as a type of precedent. Hackett wants the town to use its jurisdiction over zoning to pass an anti-fur ordinance. “If the Humane Society is prepared to get people engaged in this, then we’re prepared to bring in our volunteers and try to make something happen.” “We have about 300 volunteers,” said Theresa Kopasz of Mount Laurel, a volunteer with the Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter. The animal rights activists are not planning any additional action at this time, though they may consider attending an online council meeting in the coming months, Hackett said. Instead, they came from activists in nearby towns. However, none of the letters came from township residents. The mayor said she would engage in conversation if Evesham residents brought it up. “It’s good to have commerce on Main Street,” she said. Veasy said she is not a fur person herself, but that she will welcome a new business moving into an empty space. Since Main Street is part of the town’s historic district, the commission needed to approve the change, according to Veasy.
The town's Historic Preservation Commission approved a request to change the building’s outside color from pink to gray. Umansky, who has an established store in Philadelphia, last month cleared her only hurdle to opening the local business.
“They have a right to come to town and open the store without anyone allowing or not allowing them.”
“It was zoned for a retail store and they are a retail business,” said Veasy. Umansky does not need zoning approval to operate at the Evesham site, a former clothing store that she bought last year. The store's owner, Ellen Umansky, did not return several requests for comment. But Evesham Mayor Jaclyn Veasy on Tuesday said the town cannot legally block the fur store from opening.
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