stephen worthing

Discover blood sports like fighting spiders and crickets, rampaging donkeys and wrestling octopuses, plus many more creatures that fight to the death for human entertainment.

Learn the true horror of men forced to fight beasts during Roman times.

Read about legal and illegal sporting events that are based on animal cruelty.

Contents

Human Blood Sports
Ancient Greek Boxing and Pankration
Badger-Baiting
Bear-Baiting
Bull-Baiting
Bullfighting
Donkey-Baiting
Human-Baiting
Hyena-Baiting
Lion-Baiting
Wolf-Baiting
Monkey-Baiting
Rat-Baiting
Cage Fighting
Cockfighting
Cricket Fighting
Dog Fighting
Insect Fighting
Spider Fighting
Cock Throwing
Fox Hunting
Fox Tossing
Gladiators
Goose Pulling
Hare Coursing
Jackal Coursing
Octopus Wrestling
Recreational Fishing