But the majesty and formidability described in literature "is a kind of dignity only achievable in free flight. If the bird is under someone's control, it might as well be a chicken, not a hawk," says a Wild Bird Society member who opposes hawk-raising.
「但今天綁在人手上的，叫做雞，不叫鷹」，一位反對鷹獵的鳥會人士不客氣地說。只有尊嚴的飛翔於空中，鷹才有文學中形容的氣勢、威猛。