QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to news that two animal rights organizations have requested a review of the government’s legislation that expands the practice of penned dog hunting.
“I stand with the animal rights organizations trying to stop the government’s cruel expansion of penned dog hunting in Ontario.
There’s a reason that penned dog hunting is banned in almost every other Canadian province. It’s incredibly cruel to the wild animals that are used as live bait, and creates a dangerous environment for the dogs being trained to hunt and kill.
These so-called trial and train facilities have no place in Ontario.”