With the many issues that…

With the many issues that are facing us in today’s world, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s proposal to allow more licenses and transfer of licences for train and trial areas is frankly shocking. After 25 years of being phased out, this practice is set to ramp up again and this is a huge step backward. Train and trial areas are cruel to the wild animals that are being hunted in these areas. The animals are taken from their natural habitat, placed in captivity, hunted and killed without a fair chance to use their own instincts to survive. This practice is carried out by humans for sport and for fun. The dead animal is not used for food or livelihood; it is discarded, making this practice not only cruel, but completely unnecessary. Legal killing for fun is bad for our society. Please do not move forward on this. Thank you.