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. Wildlife should never be taken from their natural environments and held captive by hunters. These facilities have no place in Ontario. Instead of opening new applications, the province’s existing 24 facilities need to be closed immediately.
To even propose that the province return to supporting the establishment and continuation of these facilities is extremely disturbing, backward, and unnecessary for training successful hunting dogs. To torture animals for the sake of competition is ugly and cruel- what's next? will the Ministry propose a one-time 90-day window for licensing dog fighting because a few people express interest? I sincerely hope not. Allowing sneaky ways for these facilities to stay in operation is a bad proposal and does not reflect my values as an Ontarian. It also does not instill confidence in my government as an ethically-acting authority.
Again, I firmly and adamantly reject this proposal. These facilities need to be, finally, left in the past.