I am absolutely horrified to…

I am absolutely horrified to read that Ontario is considering the reopening of penned hunting areas that were banned 25 years ago!! This is not only barbaric, it’s completely out of sync with the times and ill-advised. Only an extremist hunting minority of people wants this, the MAJORITY of Ontarians do NOT want to see more animal cruelty, we want to see less cruelty, more respect for wildlife which is already struggling to survive in so many ways because of humans. Your proposal does not even mention the negative impact of this cruel activity on each trapped animal. Try putting yourself in a trapped fox, rabbit, coyote’s shoes, staring at dogs ready to attack and nowhere to hide. Please stop looking at living and breathing animals as just objects to be used for human recreation. No other province in the country allows this activity. It was banned for a reason and that reason has not changed!! PLEASE don’t go ahead with reinstating, my family wholeheartedly rejects your proposal.