Why is it legal to “hunt” captive animals, while bear baiting and rooster fighting are illegal?
As space open to the public for hunting shrinks this will most likely become a bigger issue. The vast majority of pheasant hunted in America today are domestically reared. There are almost no wild pheasant left. Are these pheasant treated any less humanely than the millions of chickens consumed by Americans every year? I don’t think so. At least the pheasants enjoy a little freedom. Also stocking trout is common everywhere—isn’t this a form of hunting? Today there are more ducks than ever in history because “Ducks Unlimited” a private hunting club, has purchased important properties to protect the wild ducks’ flyways. Are they wrong to then hunt some of these ducks—I don’t think so. I am not sure about hunting larger domestic/wild game. I suppose it depends on how they are treated and if they are humanely hunted in a relative free environment. If it’s shooting fish in a barrel I am against it. As for Rooster fighting, bear baiting, dog fighting and such, I am against them because the a
