Comment
• Laws governing trapping should prioritize animal welfare and should be informed by current, peer-reviewed science, not guidelines created by the commercial fur industry. Where is the peer-reviewed science in support of the proposed changes to cable breakaway strength and minimum loop diameter? The province needs to provide references for such research on the ERO page.
• Killing and restraining snares should not be used to trap wildlife in Ontario as research has shown that they harm both target and non-target animals. Relaxing cable restraints are not certified traps under the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards, which Canada is a party to.
• Many countries around the world have already banned snares entirely and I urge the province to end the use of these devices in Ontario as well.
• Farmers should be encouraged to use non-lethal, predator-friendly farming methods instead of trapping wildlife.
Submitted June 29, 2024 4:14 PM
Comment on
Amendments to Ontario Regulation 667/98 (Trapping) made under Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, to update technical specifications of relaxing cable restraints used for trapping.
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019-8071
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100023
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