Animal Rights and Animal welfare activists have long been making an outcry against such barbaric sports and have been instrumental in shutting down most of them. However, these sports are still being practiced in some of the nations as a form of human entertainment.
In hare coursing, animals like hounds are made to chase the fragile hares.
They are made to chase the harmless hares by sight and not by the much commonly practiced scent. It is practiced often as gambling, and the organizers tend to provide an excuse behind organizing such barbaric events as essential for controlling the population of hares or for sharpening the skills of sight hounds. Though banned in some of the nations as illegal, it is still organized in most of the parts of the world as a competitive and regulated sport.
Those in favor of this barbaric cruelty have long been placing arguments in favor of hare coursing. However, in the absence of notable scientific arguments, it is still to be established as a welfare practice. The coursing events, like Waterloo cups, have still kept the heinous crime against innocent animals going. The coursers tend to organize the sports until every single hare of the area has been killed. The sport has swapped away almost 80% of the total hare population of United Kingdom. With the culture of coursing strongly imbedded and the promising rewards behind the events, the sadistic organizers are even using arms.
Bullfighting is another blood sport which is actively being organized in some of the most developed nations of the world. It is found to be an impressive form of entertainment in nations like France, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and The Philippines. Followers regard it as a fine art, while the detractors have been calling a ban on this heinous blood sport.
Bullfighting is Not Artistic-It Is a Barbaric Blood Sport!
The supporters have been linking bull fighting with their culture and tradition, comparing the horrific act with arts like music and dance. The bull is hooked on its shoulders by the cruel matadors on several occasions. After it has received multiple blows and seems to be too fragile to continue further, the bull is killed with a single blow by the cruel blade of a sword. In Portugal, it has been declared illegal to kill a bull in the arena so the fighting bull is later slaughtered as fighting bulls are to be considered only once.
In dog fighting, the participating dogs are made to fight sometimes until death.
It is often used as a means of entertainment and for gambling and betting. The places where dog fighting is prohibited by law, it is surreptitiously practiced in relation to other crimes and inter-group violence. Dog fighting often gives birth to illegal gambling, racketeering, drug peddling, gang violence, and other crimes.
Animal right activists have been raising their concerns over dog fighting not only because of the pain and suffering the animals undergo during the fights, but because of their tragic end after the event. It is one of the most heinous forms of animal abuse. The animal is often subjected to cruel and inhumane handling during the training process. This heinous crime against animals is popular in countries like Australia, India, Japan, South America, North America, Russia, South Africa, U.K., and more.
Cock fighting is one of the most common forms of blood sport and it is still practiced in almost all the nations across the globe. It is also associated with religious ceremonies as ritual. The birds are equipped with sharp arms like blades and knives so that they can inject severe blows to the opponents. Though it is not an established industry like dog fighting or bull fighting yet, it is a commonly practiced form of gambling.
