As an Ontario resident I…

As an Ontario resident I fully oppose the return of trial and train facilities. This is a barbaric practice, unnecessary and unwelcome in todays world. Bringing such a practice back would be a massive step backwards in our society and put Ontario on the map as a province that supports and endorses animal cruelty and barbaric animal practices.

Our wildlife numbers dwindle every day because of human expansion, they don't need more help with reducing their numbers and they certainly don't need more acts of cruelty brought on by humans. We as a province should be protecting our wildlife! This does not seem to be the focus of the Provincial government and that should change.

With so many other resources out there for training animals, utilizing living creatures is the least necessary. Also, as someone who works in a shelter facility where many of these "trained hunting dogs" end up as "strays", I can say with confidence that it affects the stray dog population, as many of these "hunters" merely abandon any dog that cannot meet their "training standards", resulting in an overpopulation of stray dogs in shelters that are close to areas that still live this backwards way of life.

While I understand in some regions, hunting and hunting dogs have their place, for survival ect. Ontario is very much a province that does not really need this. Its largest populations are located in cities or towns where food and other amenities are easily accessible and therefor render hunting unnecessary for survival. When it comes to population control of over producing wildlife, most hunters involved in that don't even use hunting dogs. My father and many of his friends are these people and not a single one of them relies on a hunting dog during the season.

Once again, I end my statement with as an Ontario resident I share my FULL OPPOSITION towards allowing new licensing and legal use of these training facilities and will not support a government who allows this to return in any future elections, I will share this far and wide and educate and encourage others to do the same. Please make the right decision for Ontario.