Bear-baiting

Bear-bating is an English blood sport in which a captured bear is made to fight a pack of ten mastiffs to the death. (It is exceedingly rare for the bear to defeat all ten.) Members if the audience gamble on how many mastiffs the bear where manage to kill. Many people find the sport barbarous and unconscionable, but many more find it thrilling.

The Southwark bear-bating arena is London's main bear-bating venue.