Bear+Baiting

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=1. Questions= = = =2. Inferences=
 * Why was it created?
 * Who persuded the sport?
 * What time in the middle ages did this occure?
 * Does it still happen?


 * I think the kings, queens, and nobles watched this sport form background knowledge.
 * I think it is really sad and I dont know why people would like to watch it.
 * I think that the kings and queens created the sport a a source of entertainment.
 * I think bear baiting continues.

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 * [|Bear baiting still goes on]
 * [|Bear baitng when and who]
 * [|Encyclopedia of bear baitng]
 * [|Definition]
 * [|Who liked bear baiting]

= = While Researching about beat baiting I have learned that the more powerful watcehd, the injuries the bears get, it still continues, and when it started and stopped. First of all bear baitng is a blood, bears would be tied by a chain either by the neck or 1 hind leg. Then dogs would be set on it to attck and worry the bear. Spectators would bet on either the dog or the bear to win. The biggest fans of bear baitng was King Henry Vlll and Queen Elizabeth l. It started in 1500's and ended in 1890 when the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1890 was enforced. I t sadly continues in Pakistan at fairs. It is about 50 cents admission and a bear owner receives up to $150 per event and a fully trained bear or dog can be worth more than $2,000. up to 2,000 spectators come to watch they bet on either the dog or the bear to win. Bears usually suffer ripped noses,mouths, and permanent scares. Killing is avoid but bears get injured more than the dogs. It is also illegal to bait bears in Islam. I was very sad to here about this and it still continues. = = =5. References=
 * 4. Summary **

wikipedia,"Bear Baiting in England" October 23,2009 ( last modified), Wikimedia, November 4, 2009 WSPA "Bear Baiting the cruel practice" World Society of Protection of Animals November 4, 2009 Classic Encyclopedia " Bear Biting and Bull Baiting" September 24, 2006 November 4, 2009 PBS "In search oF Shakespear Bear Baiting" 2003 Maya Vision November 4, 2009 Elizabethan era "Elizabethan Bear and Bull Baiting" November 4, 2009