It is ludicrous that we are…

It is ludicrous that we are providing an arena to not only enable, but encourage, an archaic and inhumane "sport" in dog hunting. We live in a time where our wildlife is increasingly under threat due to habitat loss, and the province of Ontario seeks to endorse a sport where wildlife is perceived as something fun to kill. The ethics of this are barbaric, at best, and do not represent a civilized society. As our government seeks to increase biodiversity and land protection with targets such as 30x30, this proses taking wildlife from its natural environment, traumatizing it by trapping it once, and then trapping it again until it is ripped to pieces. This is unbelievably disgusting, I don't even know where to start. To trap an animal that has no means with which to escape and subjecting it to terror in order to allow some middle-aged men to have some fun is an abomination. It would be an embarrassment to the province of Ontario, the people who live here. What would that say about us to the other provinces who are working towards more ethical, humane treatments of animals?
-in 2019, the following poll results were released by Research Co; the majority of Canadians are opposed to using animals in rodeos (59%); hunting animals for sport (85%); keeping animals in zoos or aquariums (52%) and killing animals for their fur (75%).
-in 2021, 88% of Canadians supported an end to all cosmetic testing on animals.
- an August 2019 nationally representative poll showed that 73% of Canadians believe it is important that the government of Canada passes stronger legislation to protect animals and ensure they do not experience pain and suffering

Statistics clearly demonstrate that the vast majority of Canadians would be adamantly opposed to these penned dog hunting facilities. So why would it ever make sense to approve these? Who is the government serving? The 0.0005% of the country who would participate in an abhorrent activity like this?

Do the right thing, and do not approve these licenses. It is a huge step backwards. All existing facilities need to be closed.