Absolutely not! This is…

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Absolutely not!

This is barbaric cruelty to animals in its rawest form and the practice should be outright abolished, certainly not expanded.

I cannot fathom the bloodthirsty mind that would see anything positive in capturing an animal, placing it in a closed, inescapable environment, and setting a dog loose to attack it.

Further, think about the risks involved when (not if) unskilled, uncaring, and irresponsible dog owners, train their animals in this way, then don’t properly handle them in public. Dogs may be “domesticated,” but they are still animals subject to instincts—all the more so, when those most fundamental instincts are encouraged. How can we rely that a dog will distinguish between the closed hunting area and their yard? Between a rabbit and a family cat? Or worse, a child?

I honestly can’t believe this reprehensible idea is being considered, even remotely, never mind proposed as an actual plan.

Frankly, shame on you all! I’m