Bull-baiting

Bull-baiting in the 19th century, painted by Samuel Henry Alken.
Detail from “Bull-baiting” by Julius Caesar Ibbetson, circa 1817.

Bull-baiting is a blood sport involving pitting a bull against dogs with the aim of attacking and subduing the bull by biting and holding onto its nose or neck, which often resulted in the death of the bull. [1]

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