Yes, and that's what the mafias (cartels) in Mexico do, too. This is why I think America's attitude toward children and guns is askew. It's so strange that children are taught to hunt and kill. Mostly boys. Some people are so compassionate and empathic that they'll never take to the practice, but for those who lack compassion, hunting has a much stronger pull - and for many, a very morbid fascination.
I grew up among hunters and taxidermists. In Colorado and California.
As an anthropologist, I'm well aware of how "different people can be," but these differences come with strong. correlations to other behaviors - worldwide and across all times and places.
Many customs and behaviors can become an evil tool in the wrong hands. Or brains, maybe.
Our family hunts, but those who hunt know this: you eat what you shoot. You eat what you kill, and you respect the act, respect the animal.
And if we have more meat than we can use in a season, we gift commercially processed wild meat to our local food pantries.
The pet raccoon story really really bothers me, for many reasons. One reason is that I HATE wild animals being used as pets. Not supposed to happen, and very few people can do it responsibly.