Baiting (blood sport) explained
Baiting is a blood sport where an animal is worried or tormented against another animal, for the purpose of entertainment or gambling.[1] [2] [3] [4] This activity is illegal in most countries with varying levels of enforcement.
History
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.[1] [2] [3] [4] Much of what is known about baiting comes from England in the Middle Ages, although it has not been legal there for some time. It is still practiced, however, in other parts of the world, including some cultures of Central Asia.
Restrictions
Political
- South Sudan: The Criminal Code states that anyone arranging, promoting or organizing fights between cocks, rams, bulls or other domestic animals, or encouraging such acts, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months or to a fine, upon conviction.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Tracy Irwin Storer . Lloyd Pacheco Tevis . California Grizzly . 1996 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-20520-8 . 42–187 . 2016-03-23.
- Hoage, Robert J., Roskell, Anne and Mansour, Jane, "Menageries and Zoos to 1900", in New World, New Animals: From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth Century, Hoage, Robert J. and Deiss, William A. (ed.), Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1996, pp.8-18.
- Book: Cruelty and civilization: the Roman games . Roland Auguet . 1994 . Psychology Press . 978-0-415-10453-1.
- http://www.sudantribune.com/IMG/pdf/penal_code_act_2008.pdf The Penal Code Act, 2008
