Hello. As an Ontario citizen…

Hello. As an Ontario citizen, I would prefer that this proposal not be enacted for several reasons, the main one concerning how it will affect the behavior of pet dogs. In the United States alone, according to the American Center for Disease Control, 4.7 million people are bitten each year by dogs, with children between the ages of 5 and 9, and senior citizens getting bitten the most. This results in 20 to 30 deaths (of all ages) per year. Training dogs to hunt and kill wild animals can make them more aggressive, and I am worried this will lead to more preventable accidents in parks and neighborhoods. Additionally, there is also the cruelty to the creatures that are being hunted, which I find upsetting. The Harris government placed restrictions on these kinds of activities a quarter of a century ago in order to protect wildlife, and I believe that was a good decision made by the Progressive Conservative government at the time.
Thank you for considering my thoughts on this issue.