TORONTO – An Ontario judge has dismissed two animal rights groups’ attempt to block the province’s revived spring bear hunt – just days before it is scheduled to begin.
Animal Alliance of Canada and Zoocheck Canada were challenging a pilot project to reinstate the spring bear hunt the hunt.
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The groups argued mother bears will be killed and their orphaned cubs left to starve or be killed by predators.
They had filed an application for a judicial review, arguing the hunt would be contrary to animal cruelty provisions in the Criminal Code.
The pilot project is slated to begin May 1 and run for six weeks in eight wildlife areas known for having the most public safety incidents involving bears.
The hunt was cancelled in 1999.
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