My comment on this proposal…

My comment on this proposal is that it shows that some legislators fail to learn from the past and fail to protect our natural resources. It was concluded 25 years ago, under Mike Harris, that penned dog hunting facilities are inhumane, cruel to wildlife and that the best approach to handle the situation was to stop selling new licenses so that existing operators could get out of the business with minimal costs.

The majority of the population does not live rurally and wants to see the wildlife in the province treated respectfully. Those who live rurally generally want hunting to maintain its cultural significance. Having come from a long line of hunters and humane trappers, the idea of capturing wildlife to make it easier to hunt is completely repugnant to me. If a hunter is so lazy that he or she cannot go out into the woods with a dog to practice and develop the necessary skills, then they should not be hunting in the first place. These weekend warriors want the feel good aspect of hunting with none of the work. This is just irresponsible wildlife management promoting all the negative aspects of gun culture and not land stewardship.

I would like to see the government do the right thing and flush this proposal back into the sewage tank from which it was dredged.