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Bloodsport or blood sport is a term used to describe sport or entertainment that involves violence against animals. A stilt-walker entertaining shoppers at a shopping centre in Swindon, England Entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience (although in the case of a computer game the audience may be only one person). ...

The term can refer to chase sports such as coursing or beagling, combat sports such as cockfighting, or other activities. These usually involve blood being drawn, and sometimes result in the death of one or more animals. Coursing is the pursuit of game by dogs—chiefly Greyhounds—running by sight, not by scent. ... Beagling has been referred to as the poor persons fox hunting, as a beagle pack (30-40 hounds) is followed on foot, not horseback. ... The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1847) Training for a cockfight in Hell-Bourg, Réunion A cockfight is a blood sport between two specially trained roosters held in a ring called a cockpit. ...

Use of the term "blood sport"

Medieval hunting in the Très Riches Heures

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest use of the term is in reference to mounted hunting, where the quarry would be actively chased, as in fox hunting or hare coursing. Before firearms a hunter using arrows or a spear might also wound an animal, which would then be chased and perhaps killed at close range, as in medieval boar hunting. The term was popularised by author Henry S. Salt (1851–1939). Download high resolution version (578x945, 87 KB)Boarhunting from Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry, December. ... Download high resolution version (578x945, 87 KB)Boarhunting from Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry, December. ... King William I and King Harold II of England are portrayed hawking in the Bayeux Tapestry. ... An illuminated page from the Très Riches Heures showing the day for exchanging gifts from the month of January The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (or simply the Très Riches Heures) is probably the most important illuminated manuscript of the 15th century, le roi des... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is the most successful dictionary of the English language, (not to be confused with the one-volume Oxford Dictionary of English, formerly New Oxford Dictionary of English, of... A fox hunt Fox hunting is a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of scent hounds. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Coursing. ... A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... This article is about the weapon. ... Spears were one of the most common personal weapons from the late Bronze Age until the advent of firearms. ... King William I and King Harold II of England are portrayed hawking in the Bayeux Tapestry. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 The wild boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Later, the term seems to have been applied to various kinds of baiting and forced combat: bull-baiting, bear-baiting, cockfighting and later developments such as dog fighting and rat-baiting. The animals were specially bred, confined and forced to fight. In the Victorian era, social reformers began a vocal opposition to such activities, claiming grounds of ethics, morality and animal welfare. Contemporary picture of Bull-baiting Bait or Baiting is the act to worry or torment a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it for sport. ... Bull-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of bulls. ... Bear_baiting in the 18th century, engraving, 1796 Bear_baiting is a blood sport that was a popular entertainment from at least the 11th century in which a bear is secured to a post and then attacked by a number of dogs. ... The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1847) A cockfight is a contest, held in a cockpit between two fighting cocks (roosters) trained to severely injure and/or kill one another. ... Two dogs fighting Dog fighting is a physical fight between canines, sometimes involving the pitting of two dogs against each other for the entertainment of spectators, and for the purpose of gambling. ... Rat Baiting Pit Rat baiting is a bloodsport involving dogs killing rats in a pit. ... The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Reform movement is a kind of social movement that aims to make a change in certain aspects of the society rather than fundamental changes. ... For other uses, see Ethics (disambiguation). ... Morality (from the Latin manner, character, proper behavior) has three principal meanings. ... Animal welfare is the viewpoint that animals, especially those under human care, should not suffer. ...

By extension, efforts have been made to apply the term to other activities. Sometimes this is clearly figurative, as when politics is likened to a blood sport. Sometimes this is anachronistic, as when the term is applied retroactively to Roman gladiators. Sometimes it is rhetorical, as when professional boxing is compared to the fatal combats of Ancient Rome. Figurative art describes artworks - particularly paintings - which are clearly derived from real object sources, but are not necessarily representational. ... For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... Look up Anachronism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Current issues

Changes in usage of the term blood sport illustrate the depth of the linguistic and social complexities of social evolution. Social evolution is a subdiscipline of evolutionary biology that is concerned with social behaviours, i. ...

Hunting

Animal rights and some animal welfare activists have sought to extend the term blood sport, especially as a pejorative, to a variety of activities not covered by the original use of the term^[1]. Its usage to describe modern hunting is a matter of dispute. Modern hunters claim to be guided by the ethics of fair chase and claim not to impose needless animal suffering. Those who oppose hunting claim, however, that humans do not need to hunt in order to survive and that hunting, perforce, inflicts needless suffering. A man holds a monkey with a limb missing by a rope around her neck, a scene epitomizing the idea of animal ownership. ... Animal welfare is the viewpoint that animals, especially those under human care, should not suffer. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with pejoration. ... This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ...

Bull fighting and cock fighting

Today, under lobbying pressure, limitations on blood sports have been enacted in much of the world. Certain blood sports remain legal under varying degrees of control in certain locations (e.g., bull fighting and cockfighting) but have declined in popularity almost everywhere else.^[2][3] Proponents of blood sports are widely cited to believe that they are traditional within the culture.^[4] Bullfighting aficionados, for example, do not regard bullfighting as a sport but as a cultural activity. It is sometimes called a tragic spectacle, because the bull is invariably killed and the bullfighter is always at risk of death. Both Barnaby Conrad's La Fiesta Brava and Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon offer opinion on this matter. Bull attacking a matador Bullfighting or tauromachy (Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the times, professional performers (matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, while masterful over the... The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1847) A cockfight is a contest, held in a cockpit between two fighting cocks (roosters) trained to severely injure and/or kill one another. ... Hemingway can mean: Ernest Hemingway, American writer (1899 – 1961) Margaux Hemingway, American actress (1955 – 1996) Mariel Hemingway, American actress (born 1961) George Hemingway, American businessman (born 1947) Hemingway: On The Edge, a one-man American play Hemingway, South Carolina, a town in the U.S. state of South Carolina Hemingway... Categories: Literature stubs | 1932 books | Ernest Hemingway works ...

YouTube Blood sport

The video sharing site YouTube has been criticized by the RSPCA, among others, for hosting videos of animal conflict staged specifically to be shown on YouTube, especially the feeding of one animal to another for the purposes of entertainment. ^{[5] [6]} YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is a charity in England and Wales that promotes animal welfare. ...

List of blood sports

• Badger-baiting
• Bear-baiting
• Betta-fighting
• Bull-baiting
• Bullfighting
• Cockfighting
• Cock throwing
• Cricket fighting
• Dog fighting
• Fox hunting
• Fox tossing
• Gladiatoral spectacles
• Hare coursing
• Hog dogging
• Human-baiting
• Insect fighting
• Rat baiting
• Spider fighting
• Wolf hunting

This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: no relavent information If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Bear_baiting in the 18th century, engraving, 1796 Bear_baiting is a blood sport that was a popular entertainment from at least the 11th century in which a bear is secured to a post and then attacked by a number of dogs. ... Binomial name Regan, 1910 The Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) is one of the most popular species of freshwater aquarium fish, native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia and called pla-kad in its native Thailand. ... Bull-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of bulls. ... Bullfighting, Edouard Manet, 1865–1866. ... The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1847) Training for a cockfight in Hell-Bourg, Réunion A cockfight is a blood sport between two specially trained roosters held in a ring called a cockpit. ... William Hogarths First Stage of Cruelty shows schoolboys cock throwing, though it was dangerous practice to hold the rooster while others threw at it. ... Cricket fighting is a bloodsport involving the fighting of Crickets. ... Two dogs fighting Dog fighting is a physical fight between canines, sometimes involving the pitting of two dogs against each other for the entertainment of spectators, and for the purpose of gambling. ... A fox hunt Fox hunting is a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of scent hounds. ... Fox tossing was a popular competitive blood sport in parts of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, which involved throwing live foxes and other animals high into the air. ... For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Coursing. ... Hog dogging, (also hog-dog fighting, hog baiting, or hog-dog rodeo) is a blood sport involving the pitting of a fighting dog, usually a pit bull or American Bulldog against a hog or feral pig. ... Human-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of humans. ... Insect fights are basically fight clubs for bugs. ... Rat-baiting pit Rat-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of rats in a pit. ... Fighting spider Used matchbox serves as stable for fighting spiders in between derbies Spider fighting (pahibag sang damang in Hiligaynon) is a popular blood sport among rural Filipino children. ... Main article: Gray Wolf Wolf hunting is the practice of hunting wolves, especially the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus). ...

Campaigning organizations

• League Against Cruel Sports (UK)
• Hunt Saboteurs Association
• Countryside Alliance (UK)

The League Against Cruel Sports is an animal welfare organisation registered as a limited company (prohibited by law from acting as a charity because its aims are political) campaigning against blood sports, in particular fox hunting and hare coursing. ... The Hunt Saboteurs Association is an organisation that uses direct action to stop the hunting of animals. ... The Countryside Alliance. ...

See also

• Animals in sport
• Baiting (animals)
• Illegal sports

Horse racing is a very popular sporting event involving animals. ... Contemporary picture of Bull-baiting Baiting is the act to worry or torment a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it for sport. ... Illegal sports are sports which have been banned by law. ...

External links

• Irish Council Against Blood Sports
• YouTube footage of a captive deer being pursued by hounds and horsemen

References