Hisham bin Zaid narrates that once I entered the house of Hakam bin Ayyub with my grandfather Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him). There, some people had tied a hen and were shooting at it for target practice. Seeing this, Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade tying an animal and using it as a target.