Dr.JOE HECK. [R]. CONGRESS NV-03
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family own a dog, cat, ferret, etc.?
a) Yes, I own a dog.
* Do you or anyone in your immediate family hunt, with or without a dog?
a) Not recently. Hunted while growing up in Pennsylvania
* Do you support any animal rescue organizations or shelters?
a) No
* Do you philosophically support any animal rights or animal protection organizations? If so,
please identify the organizations.
a) I support animal rescue shelters for abandoned or abused animals but do not support.
* Do any animal rights or animal protection organizations endorse you as a candidate or
financially support your campaign?
a) No
* 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) Government should not have a role.
* 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?
a) I do not
* Do you support the states' prerogatives to manage their resident wildlife populations and
establish local hunting regulations, without federal interference?
a) Yes - I support the 10th Amendment and any government function not enumerated in
the Constitution is the domain of the States,
* Do you believe in peoples rights to own (responsibly) any animal of their choice, regardless of
species: exotic or domestic?
a) Yes
* Do you believe it is okay to discriminate against exotic animal owners through unfair bans
a) No
What is your position on the following animal and/or hunting related issues?
a)Hunting, including the use of hunting dogs
a) I support hunting with or without a dog
b) Fishing
a) I support fishing
c) Animal medical research
a) I support animal medical research
d) Animal ownership and breeding (including pets, livestock, research animal’s)
a) I support all of the above
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