To Whom This May Concern, I…

To Whom This May Concern,

I was horrified to learn that there is something in Ontario called “dog train and trial areas” which are enclosed pens where hunters train dogs to hunt captive wildlife such as fox, coyote and rabbits.

Hunting pens are inhumane and unethical. These animals are held in captivity only to be subjected to cruelty, abuse, and suffering through the training and trialing of hunting dogs. What kind of person gets pleasure from doing this?

It is bad enough that when the Ontario Government phased-out train and trial areas in 1997 it grandfathered 24 of the existing facilities.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s proposed changes to allow new licenses for dog train and trial areas allowing for more facilities to be opened in the province demonstrates a complete disrespect for wild animals.

These archaic facilities have no place in today’s society. It’s unacceptable that Ontario is considering undoing all of the phase out of penned hunting in the province because a handful of sport hunters want to participate in this horrific bloodsport.

Respectfully