According to the proposed bill '' protected animal'' means any animal not living in a wild state .. so it may not be as bad as thought regarding working your dogs on legal quarry extract taken from the animal welfare bill 2006
2 “Protected animalâ€
An animal is a “protected animal†for the purposes of this Act if—
(a) it is of a kind which is commonly domesticated in the British Islands,
( it is under the control of man whether on a permanent or temporary
basis, or
© it is not living in a wild state.