I had no idea that this…

I had no idea that this practice happened in Ontario and I am shocked that it has been going on for years. It's a despicable practice that uses innocent wild animals as bait for training dogs - why as a government that cares about Ontario are you allowing this to happen? I firmly reject the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s proposal to allow new licenses and the transfer of licenses for train and trial areas in Ontario. Penned dog hunting facilities are cruel to the wild animals that are subjected to various methods used to train dogs to hunt.Wildlife should never be taken from their natural environments and held captive by hunters. It’s especially cruel to use rabbits, coyotes, and foxes as pawns for hunters to train dogs and hold competitions.
This is an assault on Ontario wildlife and I am really upset that you are considering such expansion (or that it takes place in the first place), especially when many, many, many people in Ontario and Canada would be shocked at this cruel and abusive practice and have been speaking up about protecting biodiversity and animals and their habitats.Opening applications for train and trial spaces after 25 years is a massive step backward into the past. These facilities have no place in Ontario.Instead of opening new applications, the province’s existing 24 facilities need to be closed immediately. Ontario includes the people, the land and the animals and the government has a duty to protect all.