I really hate people like that. Animals are sentient beings as well, and although the circle of life and natural selection put most animals up as prey, things like game yards are cruel and unusual.
I know, animals are just like us. And like you said, game yards are unusual.
"Ol' Pete's fleas hop onto Carl, costing minutes of eating with an impromptu delousing! Cheering is rendered useless."
On the bright side we get an Alchemy material.
There is that! I just wish pouncing on alchemy materials didn't cause trouble when trying to cheer. Seems like more of a punch in the eye than usual when the events happen on Carl's turn...