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Animal groups claim coyote hunts illegal
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Two animal rights groups are claiming that coyote contests in West Carleton and Osgoode this winter are illegal. The Animal Alliance of Canada and Ontario Wildlife Coalition are urging the provincial government to take steps to end the hunts. In a news release Tuesday, the groups argue the offering of a prize to encourage a coyote cull is contrary to prohibitions on bounties and on hunting for the expectation of gain. They also released a letter sent Dec. 16 to Natural Resources Minister Linda Jeffrey. Toronto lawyer Peter Copeland, who represents the Ontario Wildlife Coalition, urges the ministry to contact what he calls the ‘Osgoode Game and Fish Club’ to inform them of the prohibitions on bounties in the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and to consider prosecution if the coyote hunt goes ahead. The release notes there has been no response from the ministry so far and coyote contests sponsored by the Osgoode club and Al’s Corner Store in West Carleton have begun. “This is the second year the contests have been held despite the fact that the hunts violate the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act,” maintain the groups. Those taking part in the contest are either hunting for gain or inducing others to hunt for gain because prizes, including a Mossberg Model 535 shotgun, are being offered as part of the Osgoode contest. “The illegal nature of this activity is disturbing,” said Barry MacKay, Canadian Representative of Born Free USA and spokesperson for the Ontario Wildlife Coalition. “But even more disturbing is the fact that the MNR allows coyotes to be demonized and destroyed without intervention. If illegal activities won’t move the minister to action, what will?” “There is a clear admission on the part of the MNR that these coyote killing contests are illegal,” said Donna DuBreuil, president of the Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre and a spokesperson for the coalition. “But these illegal acts are simply not important enough for the minister to take action. “We brought this issue to the attention of the MNR early last year. We did so again in November 2010. To date we have had no response to our November letter.” As a result, the groups had Copeland write his letter to the minister. The coyote hunt proponents say the contest helps keep the region “safe and prosperous” by protecting farmers’ livestock and their livelihoods from predators that have increased dramatically in numbers in recent years.