Support S. 1345 Canned hunts are hunts that occur in a confined area from which an animal has absolutely no chance of escape. Hunters usually kill captive exotic animals in order to collect a trophy. In this expanding business, the hunter is always guaranteed a kill because the animals are confined and often trained to be easy targets.
Canned hunts are morally repugnant, ethically indefensible, and blatantly cruel.
Canned hunts are cruel and brutal activities, inflicting sustained suffering on the animals involved. Canned hunts occur in a confined area or enclosure from which the animal has absolutely no chance of escape. Canned hunts provide private breeders, animal dealers, and even zoos with a dumping ground for surplus animals and a financial justification for breeding. They exacerbate the problem of overbreeding of captive exotic animals. A recent HSUS investigation has documented more than 100 canned hunt operations in over twenty different states.