I am very disappointed and…

I am very disappointed and firmly reject the motion to reinstate dog trial areas where wild animals are held captive and mauled for “sport training.” This is a barbaric practice that has already been phased out and deemed inhumane by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in 1997. I am shocked Doug Ford is entertaining lobbying attempts by the Ontario Sporting Dog Association (OSDA). As a society we should be moving forward, not backward. Wildlife should never be held captive by hunters and used as disposable objects to train domesticated dogs. The existing 24 facilities need to be closed immediately and no further applications for these licenses should occur. These cruel dog show competitions have no place in a society where there are countless other forms of entertainment that do not involved innocent animals being killed.