10,000 Pheasants released for hunting season

[Catherine]

Quote:I have another question, not directly related to animal welfare. These 10 000 pheasants are being released by Utah DWR, an official body, so does that mean that state money was used in captive breeding all these birds? Surely that it is abuse of public funds?

That is a really good point. I would say yes, public money was involved. After all the birds are being released by a government body. One thought, the government that pays to raise and release the birds also collects money for hunting licences. 
I suppose now we know why they do it. They make money from hunters.

The action itself is terrible. Ten thousand lost and frightened birds being slaughtered by hunters is brutal. It is a cruel massacre. 
There is no way to make this look good unless you are a hunter who sees killing vulnerable animals as a good thing. 
The more I get to know about hunters the less I like them.