To Whom It May Concern,
I’m deeply disturbed that Ontario plans to reverse a province-wide ban on new cruel “train and trial areas”, where hunters participate in the bloodsport of penned dog hunting.
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This legislation is a huge step backwards. It is inhumane treatment of the wildlife of our province and encourages dogs to become dangerous. It is not so far from bear baiting or dog fighting.
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I was stunned to read in today’s The Hamilton Spectator of the existence of penned hunting to train dogs. I have heard of bear baiting and bull fights in other times or places but I never imagined such cruel practices as this penned hunting being allowed in Ontario.
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Graydon Smith should be ashamed of himself to consider this horrible notion of allowing more wild animals to be terrorized in order to train dogs to track wild animals so macho hunters can murder even more of the wild animals. I'm disgusted. Is this still the 18th century?
I strongly oppose the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s proposal. Penned dog hunting facilities are cruel and wildlife should never be taken from their natural environments and held captive by hunters. It is inhumane to use rabbits, coyotes, and foxes as bait to train dogs.
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There is absolutely no humane reason to train dogs to hunt. The idea of hunting animals is Draconian.
The government of Ontario should certainly NOT change the Bill to accommodate hunters and, should in fact, ban the act of hunting.
This feels both archaic and completely wrong. I do not believe eg that hunting foxes with dogs is acceptable nowar]days to most people. I do not believe that expanding these "trial and train" areas has the support of most Ontarians.
I see absolutely NO reason a dog should be used for hunting as that gives a very unfair advantage over the very life that animals in the wild have a right to have!
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Hunting dog train and trail facilities are cruel and barbaric. It is disgusting that any exist in this day and age let alone issuing any more licenses.
That's a hard no from me .
I ve been a hunter since childhood. I grew up with it.
There is nothing sporting about dog trail runs. Absolutely none. It’s perverse and cruel, and anyone who says it’s not is out of touch with natural world.
I oppose this for following reasons:
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I am very much AGAINST this proposal. It is cruel and inhumane to our wildlife. My husband hunted for years and did not require the use of hunting dogs!!!
I absolutely am against 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.
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