I very much opposed to the…

I very much opposed to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s proposal to allow new licenses, and the transfer of existing licenses, for dog train and trial areas. I was shocked to learn that such facilities even exist in Ontario on 2023. The conditions of the bait animals would surely be illegal if these were livestock or companion animals, to say nothing of the ecological impact of capturing wild animals to be kept as bait. If anything the Ministry should be studying ways to phase out existing facilities, not expanding them. As other jurisdictions come under scrutiny for such practices as dog fighting and inhumane farming practices, and as a consequence lose tourism and investment dollars, surely Ontario ought not to be expanding practices so obviously based on animal cruelty.