Sentences with phrase «1835 bull baiting»
In 1835 bull baiting was officially banned.
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The passing of the Cruelty to Animals Act in 1835 led to a decline in bull - baiting and dog fighting which ultimately led to the end of the breed.
In 1835, the English parliament outlawed the whole bloody business — bear - baiting, bull - baiting and dogfighting.
The sport of baiting bulls was widely spread in England until 1835 when it was finally abolished.
Around 1835, laws were passed in England prohibiting bull baiting and the Olde English Bulldogges main purpose of existence vanished.
Bull - baiting, bear - baiting and other types of sports involving animals were popular throughout the country until being prohibited by the Cruelty to Animals Act of 1835 (according to Wikipedia).
In 1835, Britain passed a law that abolished bull - and bear - baiting.
Bull - baiting wasn't banned until 1835.
Bull baiting become illegal in 1835, and the breed was kept alive by some enthusiasts, who began selectively breeding the ancestors of our modern dogs.
These «Pitties» were used for bull baiting until the practice was banned in 1835.
Back as far as the 1200s these dogs were used in the grisly sports of bear and bull baiting, until these pastimes were banned in England in 1835.
Around 1835, laws were passed in England prohibiting bull baiting and the Olde English Bulldogges existence vanished.
A true small / mini English Bulldog should just be a continuation of the down - scaled breeding of the English bulldog that was started after 1835 when the sport of bull baiting was banned.
When bull baiting was outlawed in 1835 (the Cruelty to Animals Act), the Old English Bulldog was crossed with the Pug to create a more affectionate family pet.
Attempts to legislate against bull baiting began in the UK in 1802 and the sport was finally abolished by an Act of Parliament in 1835, which led the breed to the brink of extinction [1].
Specifically, these early «Pitties» were used for bull baiting, until it was banned in 1835.
When bear - baiting and bull - baiting were phased out in 1835, the Pitty came to be used for rat - baiting and dog fighting instead.
Once bull baiting was outlawed in England in 1835, its promoters began looking for new means of profit.
In 1835, the UK passed the Cruelty to Animals Act, which declared bull - baiting (and bear - baiting, and lion - baiting, which are what they sound like) illegal.
Bull baiting was banned in 1835, but lovers of the bulldog where determined to save it, so a club with the motto «hold fast» was formed and the English Bulldog club became one of the first to be recognised by the Kennel club when it was founded in 1873.
A true small / mini English Bulldog should just be a continuation of the downscaled breeding of the bulldog that was started after 1835 when the sport of bull baiting was banned.