TheRealist:  This is a good one: "If dog walkers follow the rules, more trappers will allow rules to be established governing trapping in high population density areas".  Your statement has zero weight in reality. I've never seen a trapper or the trapper's mouth piece, the Board of Game, give even a token nod of listening to a pro dog proposal. Your suggestion is naive.

It comes down to this: your dirty hobby might torture my family member.