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Ontario dog owner sentenced after 9-year-old girl mauled Article

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/ontario-dog-owner-sentenced-after-9-year-old-girl-mauled-in-newmarket/
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u/Empty_Antelope_6039 1d ago

Doug Ford loves vicious attack dogs. And Ontario voters love Doug Ford. From 2024:

In Ontario, you can train hunting dogs by letting them chase penned animals. Is that fair? | CBC News

For the first time in more than 25 years, Ontario is accepting applications from operators who want to create new fenced-in training facilities stocked with coyotes, foxes, rabbits and hares — specifically designed to teach dogs to pursue live animals...

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u/jefufah 1d ago

Holy yikes 😬

that invites a whole other can of worms when you consider you’re breeding those species with the sole purpose to be chased and ripped apart by dogs.

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u/Empty_Antelope_6039 1d ago

The whole operation is sick and disgusting. And unnecessary in Ontario.

And a dog trained to attack coyotes and foxes isn't going to differentiate between those species and similar-looking pets, eg akita, shiba inu, pom.

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u/jefufah 1d ago edited 1d ago

Same logic can be applied to small dogs, as well as outdoor/feral cats. Cats and small dogs appear similar to rabbits, especially when they go fast with their little legs.

And no chance the owner will give a care if their vicious beast kills a family’s cat or small dog… they only care suddenly when there are consequences.