Animal-baiting

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For other uses, see Bait (disambiguation).

Bait or Baiting is the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting game dogs upon it for sport. The dogs attack with endeavour, bite and tear, and subdue the opposing animal by incapacitating or killing it. Baiting is a blood sport used for entertainment and gambling. It is illegal in most countries with laws being enforced with varying degrees of effort.

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[edit] History

During the Middle Ages, England used a wide range of animals, including, but not limited to donkeys, horses, leopards, lions, monkeys, tigers.

[edit] Laws

In 1835, the Parliament of the United Kingdom implemented an Act called the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835, which prohibited the baiting of domestic or captive animals.

Baiting is illegal under section 446 of the criminal code in Canada.[1]

[edit] Baiting sports

[edit] References

  • Fleig, D. (1996). History of Fighting Dogs. T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-7938-0498-1
  • Homan, M. (2000). A Complete History of Fighting Dogs. Howell Book House Inc. ISBN 1-58245-128-1
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