Don. H. Tibbals - Lyon County Commissioner - District 111
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family own a dog, cat, ferret, etc?
A) I own 3 dogs, 65 Goats, 80 cows
* Is your animal spayed or neutered?
A) All of my dogs are spayed
* Do you support any animal rescue organizations or shelters?
A) I do support shelters for animals
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family hunt, with or without a dog?
A)
* Do you philosophically support any animal rights or animal protection organizations? If so, please
identify the organizations.
A) I do not believe that philosophically support any animal protection organization, I do
support Laps for Yaps and the donations box
* Do any animal rights or animal protection organizations endorse you as a candidate or financially
support your campaign?
A) No animal rights or animal protection organizations endorse me or support my
campaign
* Should Spaying or Neutering of an animal be controlled by the government through legislation or
should it be left between a veterinarian and their client to decide?
A) I do believe neutering should be between the veterinarian and client, as long as the
animals are protected from over breeding and being dumped along the road side.
* Do you believe in ownership of your animal or “guardianship” where you do not own the animals –
you are strictly a caretaker?
A) I believe in the ownership of animal’s however we do need caretakers
* Do you support the states' prerogatives to manage their resident wildlife populations and establish
local hunting regulations, without federal interference?
A) I do not want federal interference on our wildlife population
. * Do you believe in peoples rights to own (responsibly) any animal of their choice, regardless of
species: exotic or domestic?
A) I do believe people should have the right to own animals of their choice within reason,
exotic animals is a broad term and would require further definition
* Do you believe it is okay to discriminate against exotic animal owners through unfair bans?
A) I do not believe in unfair bans I however don’t want a lion or tiger roaming freely along
my fence line, or an alligator jumping into my grand-children’s wading pool.
* What is your position on the following animal and/or hunting related issues?
a)Hunting, including the use of hunting dogs
A) I am not a hunter, I see nothing wrong with a hunting dog.
b) Fishing
A) Fishing with a dog is fine
c) Animal medical research
A) Animal medical research I am not in favor of.
d) Animal ownership and breeding (including pets, livestock, research animal’s)
A) I like animal ownership, breeding should be controlled by responsible owners, and I am
not in favor of breeding animals for research.
Don H. Tbbals - Lyon County Commissioner - District 111
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family own a dog, cat, ferret, etc?
A) I own 3 dogs, 65 Goats, 80 cows
* Is your animal spayed or neutered?
A) All of my dogs are spayed
* Do you support any animal rescue organizations or shelters?
A) I do support shelters for animals
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family hunt, with or without a dog?
A)
* Do you philosophically support any animal rights or animal protection organizations? If so, please
identify the organizations.
A) I do not believe that philosophically support any animal protection organization, I do
support Laps for Yaps and the donations box
* Do any animal rights or animal protection organizations endorse you as a candidate or financially
support your campaign?
A) No animal rights or animal protection organizations endorse me or support my
campaign
* Should Spaying or Neutering of an animal be controlled by the government through legislation or
should it be left between a veterinarian and their client to decide?
A) I do believe neutering should be between the veterinarian and client, as long as the
animals are protected from over breeding and being dumped along the road side.
* Do you believe in ownership of your animal or “guardianship” where you do not own the animals –
you are strictly a caretaker?
A) I believe in the ownership of animal’s however we do need caretakers
* Do you support the states' prerogatives to manage their resident wildlife populations and establish
local hunting regulations, without federal interference?
A) I do not want federal interference on our wildlife population
. * Do you believe in peoples rights to own (responsibly) any animal of their choice, regardless of
species: exotic or domestic?
A) I do believe people should have the right to own animals of their choice within reason,
exotic animals is a broad term and would require further definition
* Do you believe it is okay to discriminate against exotic animal owners through unfair bans?
A) I do not believe in unfair bans I however don’t want a lion or tiger roaming freely along
my fence line, or an alligator jumping into my grand-children’s wading pool.
* What is your position on the following animal and/or hunting related issues?
a)Hunting, including the use of hunting dogs
A) I am not a hunter, I see nothing wrong with a hunting dog.
b) Fishing
A) Fishing with a dog is fine
c) Animal medical research
A) Animal medical research I am not in favor of.
d) Animal ownership and breeding (including pets, livestock, research animal’s)
A) I like animal ownership, breeding should be controlled by responsible owners, and I am
not in favor of breeding animals for research.
Don H. Tbbals - Lyon County Commissioner - District 111