Ontario Set to Expand Areas Where Dogs Can Learn to Hunt Live Coyotes in Penned Areas

Ontario Set to Expand Areas Where Dogs Can Learn to Hunt Live Coyotes in Penned Areas
A huntsman exercises foxhounds on a field in The Plains, Va. in a 2005 file photo. The Canadian Press/AP-Dean Fosdick
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Ontario wants to expand a licensing regime that allows residents to unleash dogs in an enclosed area to teach them how to hunt captive coyotes, foxes and rabbits.

Hunters say there is a growing demand for the dog sport, which is often referred to as training and trialing, while animal advocates call it a cruel practice for the captive prey.