RE: Proposal to allow the…

RE: Proposal to allow the issuance of licences for new dog train and trial areas and the transfer of licences

I was really taken aback and saddened to learn of the existence of such areas in Canada. Discovering that some people or business operators have licenses to carry on this cruel activity is pretty shocking. It puts me in mind of the arguments of some people that they have a right to own and enjoy hand guns. Where did we get the right to USE our wildlife in this way? Hunting should be done by those who enjoy pursuing animals in their natural habitat and who expect to consume their prey. for food.

If it requires frank animal abuse to train dogs this practice should, in my opinion, be outlawed. Dogs can compete for their owners & trainers in many ways and don't need to be chasing will animals kept captive for this purpose. We no longer use real foxes for the dogs to pursue in equestrian hunting. This is a number of reasons but "Hunting" still goes on with horses and dogs going cross country after the scent, not the actual animals.

Why kill eat coyotes, foxes and the wild rabbits, animals dogs will go on to be be repeatedly ordered to chase in the wild ? I am disgusted to realize that there are people who want to train dogs to go after wild animals for sport +/- competition. Humans are themselves terrified of being chased and attacked by dogs. What are these people thinking ?

We would not let domestic animals be put through the torture of being hunted. The trainers and hunters would be charged under the law. For wild animals, simply being captured by a trap is a horror. You can't do that with rabbits because they would very likely go into shock and die from the fright and pain. Other animals will die as a result of trap injuries, starvation or exposure.

All over the world people are rethinking our "right" to keep wild animals in captivity at all. In my opinion, all these these facilities should wind down and have their licenses expire. The properties can be put to other uses which could include dog training. Just not THAT kind. We have the imagination to come up with other competitive activities for our dogs.