BENJAMIN TROTTER - Churchill County Sheriff
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family own a dog, cat, ferret, etc.?
I own dogs.
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family hunt, with or without a dog?
I have not hunted in years, primarily due to time and an incompatible career. My father
was a regular hunter when I was a child.
* Do you support any animal rescue organizations or shelters?
Not monetarily but I have no problem with their existance.
* Do you philosophically support any animal rights or animal protection organizations? If
so,please identify the organizations.
Only stray animal shelters that remove potentially hazardous pests from society. Adoption
entities are fine too.
* Do any animal rights or animal protection organizations endorse you as a candidate or
financially support your campaign?
I have not been endorsed by anybody but individual voters so far.
* 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?
I believe pet owners should be responsible and spay or neuter if they do not plan to
breed their pets. I do not believe it is the government's obligation to regulate this.
* Do you believe that animal owners should have their status as owners changed to the
status of guardians? As a guardian you do not own your animals, you are strictly a
caretaker?
No
* Do you support the states' prerogatives to manage their resident wildlife populations
and establish local hunting regulations, without federal interference?
Should be a state's law in the first place.
* Do you believe in peoples rights to own (responsibly) any animal of their choice,
regardless of species: exotic or domestic?
Yes, provided they do not endanger the rest of society with careless and irresponsible
ownership.
* Do you believe it is okay to discriminate against exotic animal owners through unfair
bans?
No
What is your position on the following animal and/or hunting related issues?
a) Hunting, including the use
Pro.
b) Fishing
I fish
c) Animal medical research
Pro.
d) Animal ownership and breeding (including pet & livestock breeding, research animals,
circuses and rodeos)
With responsiblility, Pro.
I own dogs.
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family hunt, with or without a dog?
I have not hunted in years, primarily due to time and an incompatible career. My father
was a regular hunter when I was a child.
* Do you support any animal rescue organizations or shelters?
Not monetarily but I have no problem with their existance.
* Do you philosophically support any animal rights or animal protection organizations? If
so,please identify the organizations.
Only stray animal shelters that remove potentially hazardous pests from society. Adoption
entities are fine too.
* Do any animal rights or animal protection organizations endorse you as a candidate or
financially support your campaign?
I have not been endorsed by anybody but individual voters so far.
* 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?
I believe pet owners should be responsible and spay or neuter if they do not plan to
breed their pets. I do not believe it is the government's obligation to regulate this.
* Do you believe that animal owners should have their status as owners changed to the
status of guardians? As a guardian you do not own your animals, you are strictly a
caretaker?
No
* Do you support the states' prerogatives to manage their resident wildlife populations
and establish local hunting regulations, without federal interference?
Should be a state's law in the first place.
* Do you believe in peoples rights to own (responsibly) any animal of their choice,
regardless of species: exotic or domestic?
Yes, provided they do not endanger the rest of society with careless and irresponsible
ownership.
* Do you believe it is okay to discriminate against exotic animal owners through unfair
bans?
No
What is your position on the following animal and/or hunting related issues?
a) Hunting, including the use
Pro.
b) Fishing
I fish
c) Animal medical research
Pro.
d) Animal ownership and breeding (including pet & livestock breeding, research animals,
circuses and rodeos)
With responsiblility, Pro.
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