80 percent of Canadians…

80 percent of Canadians disapprove of blood sports like penned hunting. Penned hunting is not allowed in any province except Ontario. Penned hunting is not allowed in many states in the US. Animal advocacy groups and humane societies are horrified at the prospect of penning hunting. Yet here comes the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Fisheries with a proposal to expand sites and increase licenses for this "sport." which allows hunters with dogs to chase and kill captive wildlife who have no option to hide or run. The captive animals are trapped in their natural habitat and transferred to pens where they are terrorized and killed by hunters and/or their dogs. What kind of people do this sort of thing (for fun and relaxation)? What sort of provincial government chooses to support and expand this abuse of wildlife? Why is this even under consideration when the vast majority of Canadian disapprove of this type of animal abuse? Instead of promoting such cruelty to foxes, coyotes and rabbits, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Fisheries should be shutting down the remaining penned hunting sites in Ontario and permanently cancelling any licenses previously given to hunters. The majority of people of Ontario would never consider engaging in such a inhumane "entertainment", and the MNRF proposal is designed to please and to encourage a tiny minority group that does not care about animal welfare and enjoys going out on the weekend (often with their children) to have a precious family moment killing living creatures. These people should not be encouraged or rewarded by what appears to be a morally compromised Minister and Ministry.