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List of blood sports

• Badger baiting
• Bear-baiting
• Bull-baiting
• Bullfighting
• Cockfighting
• Dog fighting
• Falconry
• Fishing
• Fox hunting
• Hare coursing
• Hog dogging
• 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. ... Bull-baiting was a popular amusement, particularly in 17th and 18th-century England, in which trained bulldogs attacked a tethered bull. ... Bull attacking a matador Bullfighting or tauromachy (Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese tourada, corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the time, professional performers (generally called in Spanish toreros or matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing... The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1847) Training for a cockfight in Hell-Bourg on Réunion Island A cockfight is a contest, held in a cockpit between two gamecocks. ... This article is about two dogs fighting; for aerial combat between military aircraft, see dog fight; for the Vietnam war film, see Dogfight. ... Falconry (occasionally referred to as falconeering) is the art or sport of training raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... A fox hunt Fox hunting is a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of scent hounds. ... Hare coursing is a blood sport involving the hunting of hares with dogs (usually Lurchers who have been bred for the purpose). ... Hog dogging, or hog-dog fighting is a blood sport involving the pitting of a fighting dog against a (usually) wild hog. ... Hunting is, in its most general sense, the pursuit of a target. ...

Campaigning organizations

• Countryside Alliance (UK)

The Countryside Alliance strongly opposes House of Commons plans to ban fox hunting. ...

See also

• List of dog fighting breeds
• Category:Dog fighting breeds