An African proverb once said, "Until lions have their historians, hunting tales will always glorify the hunter." The same is true for many other wildlife species around the world that are hunted on closed ranches. Unless more people are educated about hunting on closed ranches, this could easily be misinterpreted. Some may think that the concept of a wildlife ranch is simply a piece of private land with large animals grazing on it, when in fact that is wrong. This hunting practice, otherwise known as "canned hunting", is one in which the animal is raised and then hunted on a fenced ranch. "[The] odds have been artificially rigged against the animal so heavily that the concept of fair hunting has been subverted." (“Preserves and the Internet”). If people understood the concept of “canned hunting” there would be more laws that prevent it. The first countries to open fenced animal farms were Asia and Africa. When these ranches were first introduced to the United States of America, Texas quickly began to adapt them. Texas still continues to have one of the highest numbers of wildlife ranches in the United States. Some laws have been put in place to prevent closed ranch hunting from making it illegal in twenty-two states. (“Canned Hunting”). These ranches argue that because the ranch provides guides and the opportunity to shoot a record class animal for the hunter, it is an ethical practice. Other organizations such as The Born Free Foundation believe this takes away from the traditional meaning of hunting and that confining animals within a range is unsafe. These groups, along with many others, provide information on how hunting on a fenced animal farm is unethical. Gated hunting ranches will most likely include guides, who ... middle of paper ... the animal to a good chance of escape. Without open land, hunting is no longer a sport. It's similar to cheating in a game. Every odds is manipulated so that someone takes home a prize. The African proverb was right in stating: “Until lions have their historians, hunting tales will always glorify the hunter.” Until a person knows the true story behind a hunt, they should not consider it ethical. Works Cited “Canned and Internet Hunting Are Ethically Wrong.” On the hunt. City: Publishing, 2008. Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Network. November 21, 2013. "Canned Hunting in the United States." Born Free USA, nd Web. 01 December 2013. DeMello, Margo. Animals and Society: An Introduction to Human Animal Studies. New York: Columbia UP, 2012. Print. “Disease Raises Concerns About Animal Farms in Iowa.” Thegazette.com, September 21, 2012. Web, November 21. 2013.