This is a completely…

This is a completely barbaric practice that has little merit for actual hunters and dog training. Keeping wild animals in pens so they are trapped before being captured by a predator (dogs) is exceptionally inhumane. There are other methods and avenues hunters can utilize before engaging in this type of animal cruelty (they have been already and making this change will do little to nothing for hunters moving forward). This just seems like a very unnecessary initiative and practice. Humane societies across the province will also be up in arms. From an image perspective, the department/and government does not need that kind of scrutiny.