I still have the sticker on…

I still have the sticker on my car to support the banning of the spring bear hunt last time this was tabled and I truly cannot believe we are having to revisit this again.

As a long time Ontario resident I would like zero hunting on bears but hunting in the spring, being baited with donuts after the come out of a slumber with blood thirsty hunters in the trees waiting to pick them off is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard- and these guys and gals call themselves hunters? This activity leaves orphaned cubs which the ministry then puts down- where is the sense in this? I have seen wildlife employers lose there jobs throughout the country because they actually have a conscious and do not want to kill these innocent babies. What kind of position are you putting your staff in creating this mess? On top of that the Ministry has very little options for Wildlife rehabilitation. Living in Ottawa we don't even have a wildlife centre. So why would you create a bigger problem by orphaning cubs?

It is truly disturbing to think this could even be considered. Between this and the non enforcement of new animal laws and the current lack of movement on the BSL ban I am very disappointed in this government's commitment to animals. I hope the ban will stick and these beautiful creatures will have the opportunity to wake up, forage for food, raise their young over the summer and then try to avoid the crazy hunters in the fall who will once again be waiting in trees baiting them with donuts, or even worse, using dog packs to rip them to shreds. I weep for humanity that humans get joy out of this.