Trail and Trial licensing…

Trail and Trial licensing should not be reopened to new licenses. Expiring licenses should not be transferable or be sold.

This kind of hunting is CRUEL. The prey are captive--there is nothing sporting about it. As we learn more and more about animals we know they experience fear, remember cruelty, are social, have family groups, grieve, communicate among themselves (and even with us if we pay attention).

This kind of hunting is also unnecessary and a waste of the prey, not needed or wanted as food or clothing. It should be relegated to the unthinkable, like dog fights and cock fights.

Dogs should not be trained to corner prey for humans to kill. There are so many ways dogs can be trained for good purposes, such as as guide dogs, de-mining war zones as in Ukraine, therapy dogs, sight dogs for the blind.

Tolerance for cruelty is on a continuum that often starts with tolerance for, or enjoyment of, cruelty to animals. It may be called "sport," but people who enjoy this kind of captive hunting should be ashamed.