Fund for Animals Releases New Report on Unfair, Unsporting, And Unhealthy 'Canned Hunts'

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TO NATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS:

Fund for Animals Releases New Report on Unfair, Unsporting, And Unhealthy 'Canned Hunts'

MARYLAND, SILVER SPRING, Mar. 15 -/E-Wire/-- The Fund for Animals, a national animal protection organization founded by author Cleveland Amory, has released a new report on the practice of "canned hunts," the trophy shooting of tame, captive animals within fenced enclosures. The 64-page report, "Canned Hunts: Unfair at Any Price," documents the ethical and biological aspects of canned hunts, offers a legal analysis of the statutes and regulations pertaining to the shooting of captive mammals in all 50 states, and proposes model ordinances for legislation to ban canned hunts.

At locations across the country, trophy hunters can shoot exotic animals such as Aoudad sheep, Blackbuck antelope, and Corsican rams, for prices ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. Many facilities covertly offer high-priced animals such as African lions, giraffes, and zebras, advertising "Other animals upon request" or "African animals upon request." The success of the hunter is virtually guaranteed, as most establishments advertise "No Kill, No Pay." "Canned Hunts: Unfair at Any Price" documents that:

* Municipal zoos have played a pivotal role in the inhumane commerce in wildlife, including wildlife destined to end up at canned hunts.

* Hunting advocates have stated ethical objections to canned hunts, claiming that the activity violates the concept of "fair chase."

* Large fenced enclosures up to hundreds or even thousands of acres on a managed game ranch can tilt the advantage to the hunter so dramatically that the animals cannot be considered free-roaming.

* Canned hunts of captive wildlife can spread diseases such as chronic wasting disease, brucellosis, and tuberculosis to native wildlife.

According to Heidi Prescott, national director of The Fund for Animals, "Animal advocates, hunters, and wildlife biologists rarely agree on anything, but there is agreement that canned hunts are unsporting and biologically reckless. It is high time to end these unsavory activities."

"Canned Hunts: Unfair at Any Price" is available at http://www.fund.org or by calling The Fund for Animals at [REDACTED-PHONE].

The Fund for Animals

Heidi Prescott, [REDACTED-PHONE], ext. 213, or Michael Markarian,

[REDACTED-PHONE], ext. 216, both of The Fund for Animals

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