The practice of capturing…

The practice of capturing wild animals to train dogs to hunt is not new. This practice is nothing short of the inhumane treatment of animals. This is the reason that a bill was passed in 1997 to curtail this practice. Twenty-six years later an attempt to resurrect this practice is being put forward - the methods haven't changed and the suffering of the captive wild animals is still the same. Animals should not be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment and this proposed bill offers no protection to the coyotes and foxes that are captured. The existing protections afforded to foxes and coyotes should not be diminished by the allowance of more licenses or transfers of existing licenses. I am opposed to Bill 019-3685.