I am strongly opposed to the…

I am strongly opposed to the proposal to reverse the 26 year ban on penned train and trial facilities for hunting dogs.

Penned hunting in any form, including training and trials, is a savage abuse of wildlife, a blood sport activity as abhorrent as dog fighting.

In Ontario, we protect and preserve our wildlife, whether born in the wild or in captivity. We do not submit our wildlife to unnecessary and unfair duress and death for any reason, especially for the benefit and gain of “sportsmen”.

There are other ways to train hunting dogs without using live prey.