I am shocked this is even…

I am shocked this is even being considered. There are many reasons this is abhorrent and dangerous:

1. Allowing dogs to attack and kill animals in this way increases aggressiveness in dogs. We do not need more aggressive dogs.

2. Zoonotic diseases are a reality. For example, COVID is a zoonotic disease. We've recently had cases in Canada where dogs contracted avian flu from diseased animals. How will you be sure the wild animals do not have diseases that can transfer to dogs or humans? This creates unnecessary dangers for humans, pets, and agriculture in Ontario.

3. It is inhumane. It causes unnecessary terror and torture for the animals who are put into a cage to be torn apart for sport. We already have plenty of hunting and fishing in Ontario that is legal, regulated and does not cause undue stress or torture for the animals.

4. Where will these animals come from? Are we going to open wild animal breeding forms? That is yet another way that disease are spread from wild animals to humans.

Canada is a beautiful country renowned for its wildlife. Let's keep it that way. Ontario made this kind of hunting illegal. There is no reason to legalise it.