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PPP Hunting

Collaborative video between Aula Animal and Plataforma NAC

Why are hunting dogs not included in the animal welfare law?

Dogs, who are sadly used for hunting, are not included in the animal welfare law because the hunting lobby has exerted strong political pressure to prevent them from having rights.

In this way, they remain completely unprotected so that hunters can continue to use them as mere tools in their hunting practices.

Why are millions of wild boars, roe deer, and rabbits raised annually to repopulate hunting grounds?

Millions of species intended for hunting are raised annually in hunting farms so that hunters have enough prey to kill.

These hunting farms carry significant risks and negative consequences for animals and the natural environment.

An argument in favor of hunting is that it helps control populations of wild boars and rabbits.

Hunting does not help control animal populations; on the contrary, it is the hunting industry itself that produces artificial overpopulations causing imbalance in wild populations.

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