The Animal Legislative Action Network is a political action committee that works on behalf of animal advocates in six counties. We collect information on candidate’s positions on issues of importance to us. We evaluate each candidate and publish our recommendations for animal advocate voters through our newsletter and our web page <animalpolitics.com>. Please take a few minutes to answer this questionnaire as to the views you could support as an elected representative.

1. Both dog fighting and cockfighting are outlawed in California, yet they occur with frequency in many communities. My response to this as an elected official would be:
2. There is a tradition of humane slaughter of food animals in this country since 1869. Recently, there have emerged markets where live animals are housed and slaughtered outside of slaughterhouse zones and in inhumane ways. My response to these developments would be:
3. Most urban communities in California are inhabited by colonies of feral (wild free living) cats. These animals often live in marginal health, are alleged to reduce wild bird populations, reproduce to the extent to which their environs will support them, and are often fed by caring individuals who may not always be able to afford to trap spay and neuter them. I would respond in the following way to this problem:
4. The number of pets breed and sold in California’s communities exceeds the number of permanent homes by over 1 million a year. The cost to the taxpayer of this state for apprehension and destruction of these animals is currently over $120 million. Spaying and neutering does reduce the number of animals born, but other sources of animals from pet shops, volitional and accidental breeders and sexually active abandoned animals prevent demand from equaling supply. I would support the following methods for bringing this problem under control:

We often get insightful and intelligent responses from our questionnaires. But we also need to be aware of political realities. We would appreciate any information that attests

to your competitiveness for this office. Responses may be filled out on the back and returned to the above address. The best of luck to you, now and in the future.