Hmmm the topic that won't die. As arguments continue, this topic gets more emotion filled and facts begin to get "created".
"Half tamed animals raised to be killed for the meat", We have just defined every "farmer" as an "unethical" preserve. Yes, I can go to my neighborhood farm and pick the animal to be slaughtered and pay for the meat. I have been to actual bull fights (Mexico) and witnessed animals being killed for so called sport. Do I agree with all this, that is not the point. The fact is it is legal. What is ethical, What is not ethical, and who decides? We can argue every method of taking game animals and we will not reach a consences statement on what is fair chase. If the law says it is legal and proper methods are used and the kill is quick and humane and the meat is properly cared for and consumed, then it has to be considered ethical. This does not mean you have to agree or participate. I have said in every reply that if we want to outlaw this type of thing it puts every thing we do under the microscope. What about these "fair chase" ranches that you have to pay based on rack size. Is this not the same thing? Watch espn or tnn on the weekends, guys are shooting managment bucks for $1500 dollars instead of shooting the Big Boys that go for 5000-45000 dollars. Hunting as we would like to define it is being in the wild and using our SKILLS to take the best animal we can, but the law does not always agree. If we get on the band wagon to outlaw so called canned hunts, don't be surprised if somehow it trickles down to affect each of us. Choose your battles carefully.