Nevada Animal Owners and Sportsman - Voting Alliance
Candidates Response
Submitted by W.G "Gene" Withelder
Candidate for City Councilman for Mesquite
This candidate is endorsed by the NAOS -VA
* 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: Not currently
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family hunt, with or without a dog?
Answer: No
* Do you philosophically support any animal rights or animal protection organizations? If so,
please identify the organizations.
Answer: S.P.C.A.
* Do any animal rights or animal protection organizations endorse you as a candidate or
financially support your campaign?
Answer: Not currently
* 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)?
* Should pets be granted legal rights and accorded "guardianships?"
Answer: Unsure
* 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?
A. Hunting, including the use of hunting dogs
Answer: Approve
B. Fishing
Answer: Approve
C. Animal medical research
Answer: Approve
D. Animal ownership and breeding (including pets, livestock, research animals
Answer: Approve
Candidate W.G "Gene" Withelder
City Councilman for Mesquite
Candidates Response
Submitted by W.G "Gene" Withelder
Candidate for City Councilman for Mesquite
This candidate is endorsed by the NAOS -VA
* 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: Not currently
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family hunt, with or without a dog?
Answer: No
* Do you philosophically support any animal rights or animal protection organizations? If so,
please identify the organizations.
Answer: S.P.C.A.
* Do any animal rights or animal protection organizations endorse you as a candidate or
financially support your campaign?
Answer: Not currently
* 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)?
* Should pets be granted legal rights and accorded "guardianships?"
Answer: Unsure
* 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?
A. Hunting, including the use of hunting dogs
Answer: Approve
B. Fishing
Answer: Approve
C. Animal medical research
Answer: Approve
D. Animal ownership and breeding (including pets, livestock, research animals
Answer: Approve
Candidate W.G "Gene" Withelder
City Councilman for Mesquite
