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The video is streaming live He was In late summer and fall, bears go into a frenzied eating behavior, called hyperphagia , as they attempt to gain 20 to 40 pounds per week to survive hibernation. Bears subjected to baiting come to associate food with the smells of humans and even livestock. Those who then become habituated to human foods become less shy and more unpredictable, changing their eating habits, home ranges and movement patterns in ways that are sometimes irreversible.
Facts about bear baiting. What is bear baiting? What are the welfare and ethical consequences of bear baiting? After several bouts, some of the animals even became minor celebrities. Bear-baiting in England dates back to medieval times, but it first became big business in the mids, when impresarios such as Philip Henslowe established dedicated animal fighting venues on the south bank of the Thames.
The noisy, blood-soaked arenas were hugely popular, and they were later considered the main competition to the plays put on at theaters such as the Rose and the Globe. Even after Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and Ben Johnson ushered in a golden age of English drama, audiences of all social classes continued to relish the visceral thrills of the bear pits.
Queen Elizabeth I was said to be a bear-baiting fan, and once organized an exhibition for the visiting French ambassador. Bull-baiting, in which dogs were set upon chained male cattle, was particularly popular. Bear-baiting in the 16th century. While many visitors to the Bear Gardens considered the violence to be exhilarating and even funny, the blood sports also won their fair share of critics. Puritan ministers and other clergymen denounced the arenas as dens of idleness and vice, and it was said that the games encouraged gambling, drunkenness and prostitution.
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