It is irresponsible, unethical, absolutely unnecessary and cruel to make an annual spring black bear hunting season permanent, one of the reasons being that Hunters often can’t tell the difference between a male and female black bear, and therefore there is a high risk of killing a mother bear durin
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I urge the Ontario government to cancel the province's Spring Bear Hunt completely There was no legitimate rationale for partial reinstatement of the spring bear hunt by the previous government and there is none now. Please, do not follow through with this misguided plan.
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It would be better if you paid attention to the science behind the ban rather than pandering to a few individuals who prefer a dead bear to a live bear. In BC we are moving toward a more humane and modern approach to wildlife. A dead bear satisfies one person, who has a desire to kill.
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Despite the fact that there is a ban on hunting female black bears and cubs in Ontario, given that most cubs are born in the spring and that many hunters will not know the difference between a male and female bear, I would like to see a permanent ban on the spring bear hunt.
If any identification issues arise at any point during the hunting of these animals then logically it cannot be done responsibly. As such it shouldn't be allowed to occur under the guise of this new proposal.
Hunters often struggle to pinpoint the difference between a male and female black bear, and risk killing a mother bear during the spring season – orphaning her cubs who are too young to survive on their own.
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I urge the Ontario government to cancel the province's Spring Bear Hunt completely There was no legitimate rationale for partial reinstatement of the spring bear hunt by the previous government and there is none now. Please, do not follow through with this misguided plan.
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I do not support this proposal as I do not see how a hunter can avoid mother bears with cubs and only kill male bears. As a society killing an animal and letting its offspring to die alone is not a society I want to be a part of.
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I am firmly opposed to this proposal. Not only is the claimed economic benefit spurious, but the obvious cruelty of hunting these bears outweighs it even if it does materialize.
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I oppose the reinstatement of the spring bear hunt in Ontario. This puts female bears at risk, leaving orphaned cubs vulnerable. I oppose the permission of baiting and use of hunting dogs to disrupt animal habitats.
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We do not support a black bear hunt at anytime especially during a spring season when sows and their cubs are put in additional danger. We implore you to vote against this proposal as it is unethical.
Wildlife is not here for our exploitation and needs to be protected.
We are destroying our enviorement in every way, why can’t we leave nature alone...what reason do we possiblbly have to go out and start slaughtering animals, Beautiful Black Bears.
Why do men feel such elation when they kill an animal
It’s murder on a different level
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I strongly urge the Ontario government to cancel the province's appalling and cruel Spring Bear Hunt completely. There was NO legitimate rationale for the reinstatement of the spring bear hunt by the previous government and there is none now.
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This is disgusting and shameful. Killing these beautiful animals has no place in our society. Hunting of black bear should be banned not only in Ontario but the entire country.
Hunters often struggle to pinpoint the difference between a male and female black bear, and risk killing a mother bear during the spring season – orphaning her cubs who are too young to survive on their own.
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I most certainly oppose this hunt. First of all, mother bears are killed leaving behind their cubs, who in turn will die. Please explain to me the need to hunt these beautiful creatures.Is it because they are coming into human contact. Maybe we should not be over building on their land.
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I find it hard to believe that we are considering a spring bear hunt again. This is unnecessary and given the difficulty hunters have sexing the bears before killing them (or the unwillingness to bother) this put newborn cubs at risk as mothers are often killed.
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