I reject the Ministry of…

I 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 domestic and wild animals that are subjected to various methods used to train dogs to hunt wildlife - which should NOT be taken from their natural habitat 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. There is no way to do this humanely amd with out risk of disease and harm to all animals involved.

Opening new applications for train and trial spaces after 25 years is, in a word, regressive . Such facilities have no place in Ontario. In fact the province’s existing 24 facilities should be independently inspected, documented to the public and closed immediately with a recovery plan for any animals still caught up in this arcane practice.