The very situation of having…

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The very situation of having coyotes and red foxes in captivity is not 'humane' when they are used to train dogs learning to hunt them.

Although it says that "These areas are regulated under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 (FWCA), and persons must obtain a licence to own and operate a train and trial area and meet regulatory requirements including: standards of care for wildlife
minimum standards for facility size and areas of wildlife refuge

I don't believe that anyone will be closely monitoring the standards of care for wildlife. Who has the time and money to inspect and to enforce regulation? The focus of a train and trial area is not on the wildlife at all, but on their clients who are paying them money to provide this 'service'. The wildlife here are simply being sacrificed in an inhumane way. Will anyone care if the wildlife is injured by a dog? I guarantee that the 'sport hunters' and those that provide these services do *not* care about the welfare of wildlife in the least.

Do not make more of this available. I'm shocked and dismayed that any of these train and trial areas exist in the first place.