The spring bear hunt & all…

The spring bear hunt & all bear hunts should be cancelled. Many bear cubs are left orphaned when their mother is killed in the spring bear hunt. They will perish from lack of food and cannot protect themselves from predators. Baiting bears in the spring when they are emerging from their dens, male & female, are hungry, and luring by baiting, is unethical & inhumane. Bears are almost extinct in the Bruce Peninsula. This is animal abuse & cruelty. Sport hunters from other countries that enjoy killing animals should not be allowed to hunt in CANADA. Excessive hunting is going to eliminate bears and other animals to the brink of extinction. We should follow in the foot steps of Premier Mike Harris & Minister John Snobelen back in 1999 and cancel the spring bear hunt! Kathleen Wynne reinstated the spring bear hunt in 2014 as a pilot project. There should be enough data showing the spring bear hunt is not working out & should be cancelled. The Ontario Government wants to expand the spring bear hunt & exploit the bears. This should not happen. We should not cater to people who enjoy the thrill of the kill & others who benefit & profit from the death of animals. These animals are helpless & cannot speak or defend themselves. We need to protect them for future generations to enjoy. Bring back the Bear Wise program & educate people on bear habits so we may all live together in peace. Stop the spring bear hunt before it is too late!! There are many of us who do not agree with hunting!!