We urge you to reject this…

We urge you to reject this proposal and not to licence any new operations. Also, please consider closing all of the existing 24 left in Ontario since the ban of most of the operations in 1997. Certainly, hunters in our other provinces and many of the states have a more humane solution to training their dogs. Perhaps Ontario hunters that want penned hunting could reach out and find alternatives that at least give the wildlife a chance.

There is a valid reason why penned dog hunting is illegal everywhere else in Canada, and in most states in the USA. Penned dog hunting is widely condemned by decent, mindful people because it causes extreme and unnecessary distress, suffering, and death to wild animals while posing threats to public health and safety at the same time. Of course, dogs themselves are often injured or even killed in these penned hunts.

Please consider us vehemently against this proposal, and ready to continue to do what it takes, including to share updates and information on social media, about this proposal in an effort to abolish penned dog hunting for good.