Comment by zeristor
7 hours ago
Yikes, he was the son of a bull baiter.
How have I not heard of bull baiting until now, ugly though it is.
7 hours ago
Yikes, he was the son of a bull baiter.
How have I not heard of bull baiting until now, ugly though it is.
For some reason, humans stopped pitting dogs against bulls but are still to this day doing it ourselves in stadiums filled with people cheering while a bull is slowly bled to death. Very crazy it's still legal today in parts of the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfighting
Happily, Mexico finally made it illegal!
Kind of, right? It seems it was banned in some states, "but resumed on 29 January 2024 after a series of legal challenges" according to Wikipedia. Unless I'm getting the order of events incorrect.
TIL about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear-baiting as well
Apparently still practiced (although illegal) in Pakistan and was occurring in the United States as recently as last decade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-baiting too
Guess what bulldogs were bred for 8(