canned hunting
- noun
- /kænd ˈhʌntɪŋ/
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- Animal rights activists believe that canned hunting is an unethical practice because the animals cannot escape.
- ban canned hunting
Examples
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Many conservation groups have spoken out against canned hunting due to animal welfare concerns.
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Many people are campaigning to ban canned hunting due to concerns about animal welfare.
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Some trophy hunters travel abroad specifically to participate in canned hunting experiences.
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The law in that state now prohibits canned hunting operations entirely.
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Many people oppose canned hunting due to ethical concerns.
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Is canned hunting legal in your country?
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The controversy surrounding canned hunting has sparked debates about ethics in wildlife conservation.
Synonyms
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A hunt where animals kept in a fenced area are chased and killed for trophies
How Confined
- UK
Surface Forms
Morphology
canned + hunting
While 'hunting' is transparent, the adjective 'canned' has a specific, somewhat specialised sense here (analogous to 'canned laughter' or 'prepackaged') meaning animals are kept in an enclosure for easy shooting. A B1 learner who only knows the literal sense 'put in a can' may only partially infer the intended practice, so the meaning is partly predictable but relies on register-specific usage.
Etymology
Canned hunting comes from the image of animals kept like food in a tin: the word canned suggests something closed in a can or tin and unable to get out, and hunting is the act of killing animals. Because the animals are trapped and the hunt is very easy, people use the phrase to mean 'hunting animals in a small, enclosed area where they cannot escape', often seen as unfair or unethical.