I absolutely condemn the…

I absolutely condemn the proposal to allow new dog train and trial areas. While I respect hunters (there are many in my family) and support their ability to hunt food for their families, this proposal will add large amounts of unnecessary cruelty to wildlife without necessarily improving conditions for hunters. There are other ways to train dogs that do not require torturing wildlife. If the Government of Ontario permits these facilities to become more common and the cruelty involved becomes more widely known, the inevitable backlash from animal lovers will make life worse for all hunters. We should promote best practices in ethical and sustainable hunting in Ontario so that this way of life remains viable into the future.