Talk:Bear-baiting
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I've removed the bit about bull-baiting and added it to the main article about the sport. XYaAsehShalomX 13:18, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Puritans response to bear baiting
There is certainly an amount of truth in that Puritans disapproved of bear baiting on the grounds that the spectators derived too much pleasure from the event, but there is slightly more too it than that, Puritans lamented the readiness of dogs to fight with bears because they saw it as the result of the Fall and therefore a reminder of man's original sin. It is also worth noting that a sizeable amount of prominant Puritans protested on the grounds that they felt sorry for the animals.
[edit] Bear-baiting today
According to the source cited, bear baiting takes place only in parts of Pakistan, not in the middle east. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.19.69.229 (talk) 03:10, 14 February 2007 (UTC).
