Please stop this inhumane practice! Animals must be able to co-exist with humans without harming them.
It is absolutely disgraceful if this is allowed to continue. Please DO NOT allow this to carry on.
Thank you.
Proposal acknowledges its own absurdity in seeking to allow the persistence of a practice it acknowledges the need and ostensible intent to outlaw almost 25 years ago.
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I think its very cruel for the coyote isnt there another way that doesnt cause distress and pain in the coyote. Also the dogs may also act aggressive towards humans or other things if they were to be loose.
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I am submitting this comment in response to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s proposal to allow for the issuance of licenses for new dog train and trial areas.
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I am appalled that these facilities even still exist and I would love to see the remaining ones close. The fact that there is consideration to allow more is completely unethical and I am against this proposal in every form.
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Wow, I cannot believe this, this is disgusting. How inhumane can you be? Using live animals like this, ordinary people who do this for dog fighting are arrested, charged and fined/jailed for the province to allow this is beyond the pale.
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The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society opposes the use of animals in activities, contests, or events that have a high probability of causing death, injury, distress, or illness as these activities do not enable the animal’s ability to achieve the Five Freedoms.
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Wildlife should never be taken from their natural environments and held captive by hunters. It’s especially cruel to use rabbits, coyotes, and foxes as pawns for hunters to train dogs and hold competitions.
I object to and am totally against proposal 019-3685 to allow the issuance of new licences for dog train and trial areas, and I object to and am totally against the transfer of existing licences.
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Locking animals in cages, or any closed environments for mutilation is absolutely disgusting. It is cruel to use animals in training scenarios where harm is a possibility
Hello,
I do not support penned dog facilities.
I am writing to you today because I am very concerned about the proposed amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to allow new licenses for dog training and trial areas, also known as penned dog hunting facilities.
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In proposing this change to the law, the government is making the argument that more licences should be issued so that the practice does not go "underground."
This is a very weak argument.
Do you refuse to outlaw other barbaric practices, just so that people will not conduct them in secret?
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I am commenting as a veterinarian who is extremely concerned about the significant animal welfare issues involved in the Train and Trial facilities.
If these practices involved companion animals, rather than wildlife, the operators of these facilities would be prosecuted.
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This idea is horrific.
How can anybody come up with an idea like? These animals should be treated with the respect.
I did not vote in politians
to commit animal cruelty.
I don't think it's fair to keep any wild animals captive. Especially for the training of dogs. A good dog owner can train a dog without doing this. It's inhumane treatment of wildlife.
I am concerned about the animal welfare for the wildlife being used. There is absolutely no mention of animal welfare concerns surrounding using wildlife to train hunting animals.
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This is a gross and inhumane practice. Hunters should not be allowed to trap and capture free wildlife solely for their selfish reasons to train their hunting dogs to capture and kill their owner's prey. A skilled dog owner should be able to find an alternative way to train their dogs.
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