Why would we go BACKWARDS…

Why would we go BACKWARDS with policies and practices that we realized decades ago needed to be changed to protect wild animals? This is animal cruelty we’re discussing here and it’s absolutely unacceptable to think it’s okay, let alone to suggest that we should have more of it.
And the argument that it “we don’t want it to go underground” is absolute nonsense as that argument suggests nothing should be illegal and nothing should require licensing because it’s just going to force people to “go underground” with their illegal activity.
This kind of “sporting dog” training harkens back to the ages of bear baiting. How is encouraging a dog to maul a captive coyote or fox much different than dog fighting? These kinds of things are widely understood to be cruel and obviously wrong, so why is an exception being made for these training facilities? I’m guessing the answer has to do with money and rich powerful men of influence who enjoy this kind of “sport”.