I strongly object to the…

I strongly object to the Ministry’s proposal to amend the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 to permit the expansion of licences for new dog train and trial areas and the transfer of licences.

This practise has been deemed to be animal cruelty and that is one of the reasons why the Ontario Government passed legislation in 1997 to phase this out. The cruelty and the complete disregard for the protection of wildlife is another reason why this has been banned in every other province in the country.
It is my understanding that the Ministry’s mandate includes the protection of wildlife. This proposal completely contradicts the Ministry’s mandate. Capturing and confining wildlife to a pen so that dogs may terrorize them for the entertainment of sports hunters is inhumane and completely unacceptable.

Your government should be focusing on shutting down the few remaining train and trial areas in the province, and concentrate instead on protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.