Richard Hardenbrook - State Assembly District 26
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family own a dog, cat, ferret, etc.?
Answer: Yes
* Is your animal spayed or neutered?
Answer: Yes
* Do you support any animal rescue organizations or shelters?
Answer: Yes.
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family hunt, with or without a dog?
Answer: Yes
* Do you philosophically support any animal rights or animal protection organizations? If so,
please identify the organizations.
Answer: I support animal rights and protection. I don't know any organizations.
* Do any animal rights or animal protection organizations endorse you as a candidate or
financially support your campaign?
Answer: Not that I know of.
* Do you support intrusive pet legislation, such as the proposed federal law on breeding
frequency and a dog's parenting age (the so-called "Puppy Protection Act," H.R.3484)?
Answer: I don't know anything about this.
* Should pets be granted legal rights and accorded "guardianships?"
Answer: Yes.
* Do you support the states' prerogatives to manage their resident wildlife populations and
establish local hunting regulations, without federal interference?
Answer: Yes.
* What is your position on the following animal and/or hunting related issues?
Hunting, including the use of hunting dogs
Answer: Yes.
Fishing
Answer: No overkill.
Animal medical research
Answer: Yes
Animal ownership and breeding (including pets, livestock, research animals
Answer: It is a right of the people.
Richard Hardenbrook, State Assembly District 26
