I was frankly horrified to…

I was frankly horrified to learn of the existence in Ontario of 'dog train and trial areas' where captive wildlife is used as bait. The Government should be shutting them down, not expanding their numbers. They deeply offend the morals of a supposedly civilized society.

We do not have the ethical right to intentionally inflict this kind of pain, injury, torture, and death on animals trapped and contained for the purpose. Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals everywhere have been founded and based on this premise.

The practice of hunting wildlife with dogs (such as those that are being trained in these facilities) is itself morally repugnant. Even fox hunting in England is at last being seen as the cruel and heartless sport that it has always been. An enlightened society does not allow or promote such barbaric recreations.

Let's face it, no-one in Ontario needs to hunt wildlife with dogs. Responsible hunters do exist, but at a minimum they realize that there must be limits to how their prey are treated. To allow wild animals to be torn apart by dogs specifically trained to do this is an inhumane and tragic abuse of living creatures.