Baiting (blood sport)

thumb|upright=1.3|Spanish-style bullfighting|Spanish bullfight in [[Las Ventas in Madrid]]

dog bloodsport

thumb|Bear-baiting in the 14th century thumb|Bear-baiting in the 17th century

thumb|right|Bull-baiting in the 19th century, painted by Samuel Henry Alken. thumb|Detail from "Bull-baiting" by Julius Caesar Ibbetson, circa 1817. Bull-baiting (or bullbaiting) is a blood sport involving pitting a bull against dogs with the aim of subduing the bull by biting and holding onto its nose or neck, which often resulted in the death of the bull. The Cruelty to Animals Act 1835 effectively outlawed bull-baiting in Britain, although the practice persisted illegally in some rural areas for a time.

sport with divers catching octopuses barehanded

blood sport

thumb|Badger drawing Badger-baiting is a form of blood sport in which badgers are baited with dogs. A baiting session typically results in the death of the badger, and possibly serious injuries to the dogs.

fighting monkey

thumb|right|175px|Donkey Attacked by Staffords, Oil painting, Circa 1840 Donkey-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of donkeys against dogs.

animal enclosure

thumb|300px|Lion-bait at Warwick between Wallace and dogs, Tinker and Ball, circa 1827. Lion-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of lions against dogs.