bear-baiting

British  

noun

1. (formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear

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Example Sentences

He added: "There are some who view the issue as a matter of personal choice, but no one would extend that principle to things like dog-fighting or bear-baiting, so it's not clear why fur farming or force-feeding geese, which arguably are associated with far greater levels of cruelty, should be any different."

From BBC

Forest Service’s conclusion that the national bear-baiting policy that remains in effect provides the needed safeguards in all states to allow bear-baiting.

From Washington Times

Forest Service concerning bear-baiting under the Endangered Species Act, contending only the Forest Service had that authority.

From Washington Times

Practices that will now be allowed there include bear-baiting, the killing of bear cubs and wolf pups in their dens, use of artificial lights to hunt at dens and hunting of swimming caribou.

From Reuters

Circuit had previously ruled that the Forest Service had complied with the necessary environmental laws in deciding to allow bear-baiting, and that there was no ongoing federal action that needed supplementing.

From Washington Times