I firmly reject the Ministry…

I firmly reject the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s proposal to allow new licenses and the transfer of licenses for train and trial areas in Ontario.
Penned dog hunting facilities are cruel to the wild animals who are subjected to various methods used to train dogs to hunt. We should be looking for ways to co-exist, protect the environment, and promote biodiversity.
Wildlife should never be taken from their natural environments and held captive by hunters. It’s especially cruel to use rabbits, coyotes, and foxes as pawns for hunters to train dogs and hold competitions. This is a blood sport that is done at the expense of wild animals. Purely for entertainment purposes and for financial gain of certain parties. If a more advanced civilization were to ever come into contact with Earth and treat us and our families like this we would see it as cruel and malicious.
Opening applications for train and trial spaces after 25 years is a massive step backward into the past. These facilities have no place in Ontario. This was banned by Harris government for a reason. We should not be regressing simply to satisfy special interest groups. Everyone I have spoken to in both urban and rural Ontario sees it as cruel and unnecessary.
Instead of opening new applications, the province’s existing 24 facilities need to be closed immediately.