[Lazamataz]

Only a moron would do this in an urban area.

Completely untrue. Hawks see tall buildings kinda like the cliffs they sometimes frequent, and some of the best hawking territory (good places to fly a hawk) are business parks. Wide open spaces, lots of vermin in all that open space, etc. Cities are challenging because with all the distractions, getting the bird back to your fist is quite tough. But you could fly them on the creance!

[Bonaparte]

My objection to hunting raptors in cities is that people's pets get killed. It isn't right. If I wanted to rid an area of rats, I'd use packs of small terriers trained for this purpose. They're much more efficient than raptors and a good one can put away 150 rats or more in a day.