These «Pitties» were used for
bull baiting until the practice was banned in 1835.
Not exact matches
The sport of
baiting bulls was widely spread in England
until 1835 when it was finally abolished.
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).
Bull -
baiting wasn't banned
until 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.
It was later used in a blood sport of
bull baiting (fighting
bulls in a ring),
until the activity was outlawed in the middle of the 19th century.
Specifically, these early «Pitties» were used for
bull baiting,
until it was banned in 1835.