The League of Humane Voters has seven completed surveys from nineteen sent to candidates in county communities. This is a great response for our first attempt to carve out a place for humane issues in local candidates’ campaigns.

As a humane voting block, Humane Voters seeks to educate and support candidates/officials in creating meaningful ordinances.

All candidates will received a follow up letter with the survey results as well as information pertinent to their community such as number of dogs and cats brought to the shelter.

While almost every Lower candidate returned a survey, there was only one returned from Woodbine and none from Dennis, Wildwood, Stone Harbor and Upper.

Please review the responses. Final responses will be placed on the blog on November 1, 2008. (http://lhvcmc.blogspot.com )

The League of Humane Voters is a virtual voting block. There are no meetings, no dues and no nonsense. Please forward ideas for creating surveys for the next election as well as general humane goals for the county. Please join LHVCMC by emailing humane.voter@gmail.com You will receive quarterly notices and be invited to share your ideas in a variety of different ways.

1 is Not Very Important; 5 is Extremely Important

How important is animal care and control to the community?

Michael Beck (LT) – 5
Glenn Douglas (LT) – 5
Kevin Lare (LT) – 5
S. Harvey Roach (LT) – 5
Peter Smith (LT) – 5
Dan Lockwood (MT) – 4
William Gervasi (Wood) – 5

How important is it to support/finance the state mandated Dog Census?

Michael Beck (LT) – 5
Glenn Douglas (LT) – 5
Kevin Lare (LT) – 3
S. Harvey Roach (LT) – 4
Peter Smith (LT) – 5
Dan Lockwood (MT) – 4
William Gervasi (Wood) – 5

How important is a chained dog ordinance to the community?
Michael Beck (LT) – 5 (Helped to pass one in 2004)
Glenn Douglas (LT) – 5
Kevin Lare (LT) – 5
S. Harvey Roach (LT) – 4
Peter Smith (LT) – 5
Dan Lockwood (MT) – 4
William Gervasi (Wood) – 5

Do you plan to actively support a community spay/neuter program?

Michael Beck (LT) – Yes
Glenn Douglas (LT) – Yes
Kevin Lare (LT) – Yes
S. Harvey Roach (LT) – Yes
Peter Smith (LT) – Yes
Dan Lockwood (MT) – Yes
William Gervasi (Wood) – Yes

Do you know how many dog licenses your community sold this year?

Michael Beck (LT) – Yes
Glenn Douglas (LT) – Checking
Kevin Lare (LT) – No
S. Harvey Roach (LT) – No
Peter Smith (LT) – No
Dan Lockwood (MT) – No
William Gervasi (Wood) – No

Do you have a pet?

Michael Beck (LT) – Yes
Glenn Douglas (LT) – Yes
Kevin Lare (LT) – Yes
S. Harvey Roach (LT) – Yes
Peter Smith (LT) – No
Dan Lockwood (MT) – Yes
William Gervasi (Wood) – Yes


Comments:

Michael Beck has 2 cats and 2 dogs. “I have been a staunch supporter since first elected in 1998. Thanks for all you do.”

Glenn Douglas has two silver lab puppies. “I love walking the puppies on the bay front. I continue to advocate for others to clean up after their pets and also keep an eye that our township keeps adequate supplies of bags on the beach front.”
Kevin Lare: “I supported and implemented a TNR program in West Cape May.

S. Harvey Roach: “An ordinance to ensure pets are treated humanely is a true measure of the compassion of our community.”

Peter Smith had to place his beautiful cat with a friend as his wife had allergies. He still visits with Panther. “Loose animals should be treated with care. Animals need to be protected from neglect and abuse.”

Dan Lockwood: “Ordinances/census are necessary, but enforcement is the key to ensuring the humane treatments of our pets.