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Badger-baiting is a form of blood sport in which badgers [1] are baited with dogs. [2] A baiting session typically results in the death of the badger, and possibly serious injuries to the dogs. Background
During various periods of history and in different cultures around the world, various types of baiting, named for the species used, have been confirmed. These include badger-baiting, bear-baiting, bull-baiting, donkey-baiting, duck-baiting, hog-baiting, human-baiting, hyena-baiting, lion-baiting, monkey-baiting, rat-baiting, and wolf-baiting.
A badger game is often a plot device in American films such as Seeing's Believing (1922). The badger game is an extortion scheme or confidence trick in which the victims are tricked into compromising positions in order to make them vulnerable to blackmail. Its name is derived from the practice of badger-baiting.
It reached a zenith of popularity between 1820 and 1830, and hosted such spectacles as dog-fighting, cock-fighting, bear-baiting, badger-baiting, monkey-baiting, and rat-baiting. A legal enterprise at the time, the Westminster Pit openly declared its activities, [1] ushering notoriety on the district in which it existed.
Boxing A hare caught by two greyhounds. A blood sport or bloodsport is a category of sport or entertainment that involves bloodshed. [1] Common examples of the former include combat sports such as cockfighting and dog fighting, and some forms of hunting and fishing.
UCLA center Aday Mara celebrates against Wisconsin Badgers during the second half of Tuesday's game in Los Angeles. ... Trap game? Washington has lost five consecutive games and is 1-7 in the Big Ten.
Bear-baiting in the 14th century Bear-baiting in the 17th century. Bear-baiting is a blood sport in which a chained bear and one or more dogs are forced to fight one another. It may also involve pitting a bear against another animal.
Rat-baiting is a blood sport that involves releasing captured rats in an enclosed space with spectators betting on how long a dog, usually a terrier and sometimes referred to as a ratter, takes to kill the rats. Often, two dogs competed, with the winner receiving a cash prize.