Whats the risk of spreading disease?
Because animals on captive hunts are confined in highly concentrated numbers, the risk of disease transmission increases, posing a threat to animals on the inside and outside of the fences. And it is doubtful that those involved in the captive hunting business provide acceptable veterinary care for their animals. Diseases such as tuberculosis, brucellosis and chronic wasting disease have been diagnosed in wild and captive wildlife. Although there must legally be fencing around captive hunts, animals often can and sometimes do escape from these facilities. The interstate transport of animals for breeding purposes increases the possibility of spreading the disease. Montana game ranchers dealt with an outbreak of tuberculosis in elk herds in 1991. Some feared that these elk would infect Yellowstone’s free-roaming elk. Michigan has been battling an outbreak of tuberculosis among deer for the past few years due to baiting, which encourages animals to congregate in small areas. In 2006, as m
