Please do not allow this…

Please do not allow this barbaric hunting practice to be perpetuated. The fear and trauma our wolves, coyotes and foxes suffer at the hands of these hunters is appalling. The dogs are permitted to run through any farm they choose, mingling with our children, farm animals and farm dogs. We have witnessed first hand the fear and horror that our wildlife is suffering through in this form of hunting. These training facilities are unethical - NO wildlife should ever be caught solely for the purposes of training these hunting dogs!! Taking an animal out of the wild and holding them in captivity while they endure fear and trauma goes against everything we value in today's society. We have rules and laws to protect human beings, pets and livestock from abuse ... the same laws need to protect wildlife.

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 that are subjected to various methods used to train dogs to hunt.

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.

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.

Instead of opening new applications, the province’s existing 24 facilities need to be closed immediately.