This is wrong, inhumane and a sign of our times. Please don’t pass this bill!! Let the understimulated violence junkies find a different outlet for their boredom.
The provincial government got this right in 1997, the phasing out of train and trial areas is the way to go. Trapping wildlife for the purpose of training hunting dogs is distressing to the trapped wildlife and a cruel and unnecessary practice.
I strongly oppose the Ministry of Natural Resource proposal to allow new licenses and the transfer of existing licenses for dog training and trial areas in Ontario.
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I vehemently oppose this trial. What sort of regressive policy would allow dogs to attack wildlife? If this goes forward, we’ve taken a big step backward as humans, back to bear baiting and cock fighting.
This isn’t right and shouldn’t be allowed.
No one is using their dogs for hunting practices.
These animals are going to get trapped abused and tortured.
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This proposal is absolutely disgusting. There are safe ways to train dogs to hunt that don't subject innocent wildlife to a lifetime of abuse and stress. These kennels need to be permanently closed, not reissued new licences. This is animal abuse for sport!
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I unequivocally reject the disgusting and cruel idea of using wildlife taken from their natural environments to be held captive by hunters and used as pawns to be traumatized, injured, or killed in order to train dogs for the enjoyment of hunters.
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This proposal is absolutely appalling. It is cruel and unethical practice to keep wild animals in cages for the purpose of training dogs. The stress and anxiety this would cause the animals is extreme and should not be normalized by allowing people to get licensed to do such a thing.
I am beyond shocked and sickened to learn about this thrust to expanding what is already an in humane , unethical and horrifying practice. I had no idea about this. I am not opposed to hunting but I am outraged that wild animals are being tortured, first by captivity and then by unfair slaughter.
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This practice is old and archaic. There are better ways to train and trial than terrorizing and trapping other animals. We have come so much farther as a society than to pen animals for sport.
I wish to express my strong opposition to the Ministry of Natural Resources proposal to allow new licences and the transfer of existing licenses, for "dog train and trial areas".
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I am appalled by this proposed amendment. It is animal cruelty and Ontario residents are better than this. Furthermore, the sport of hunting requires an even playing field between predator and prey. This is not that.
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The practice of "hounding" is beyond barbaric; dog fighting is illegal in Ontario and so should hounding; tearing apart foxes, coyotes and others in a pen where they cannot escape the name of dog training is animal cruelty, end of.
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A pack a blood thirsty dogs is not my Ontario
Only matter of time before a incident will occur
And it will most likely involve children .
Give your heads a shake there is no need for this !!
This is a cruel proposal and should not be approved. Innocent animals should not be uprooted from their homes and caged for our benefit. I urge you to not move forward with this proposal.
Please, please, please REJECT this terrible proposal.
Do not issue new licences for 'train and trial' areas.
This is a barbaric and counter-productive practice.
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