June 16, 2002

QUESTIONS SAOVA

As a candidate for elective office, you've indicated your views on a number of issues facing voters. The Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance (SAOVA) would like to better understand your position and feelings on animal ownership and the outdoor recreation sports of hunting and fishing.

Approximately 13 million Americans are licensed hunters, slightly more than 10% of all registered voters - anglers are even more numerous, 35 million. One third of all U.S. households have an animal, most frequently a dog or a cat. These sportsmen and animal owners are under attack. Using the guise of "animal welfare," groups such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Fund for Animals, ASPCA, Doris Day Animal League (DDAL) and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) seek to eliminate or severely restrict hunting, fishing and animal ownership.

SAOVA is a nationwide, non-partisan group of men and women involved in hunting, fishing, and animal ownership. I'm a SAOVA volunteer. I and many other voters would like to learn more of your opinion of and relationship with these so called "animal rights" organizations. Please take the opportunity to review and respond to this questionnaire so that your potential constituents may better know you and your opinions on the important topics affecting us.

Kindly reply by July 1st, if at all possible. If this date isn't feasible for you, please indicate when I may look forward to your response.

· Do you or anyone in your immediate family hunt or own a dog? If so, what breed? No.

· Do you philosophically support any animal rights or animal protection organizations? If so, please identify the organizations. No.

· Do you support any animal rights or animal protection organization's intrusive initiatives, such as the federal Puppy Protection Act (S.1478 and H.R.3058), or other similar legislation? No.

· Do any animal rights or animal protection organizations endorse you as a candidate or financially supported your campaign? No.

· What is your position on the following animal and/or hunting related issues?

Fishing , Hunting, including the use of hunting dogs.

I have a farm. Friends hunt on it and train and run their dogs.

Animal medical research.

I am opposed to abuse not legitimate research. If animal research can help save human lives then I thank the animal.

Animal ownership (including pets, livestock, purebred dog/cat breeding, and research animals).

I do not support the wackos who want to give civil and moral status to animals.