{{Short description|Blood sport involving donkeys attacking dogs}} thumb|right|175px|Donkey Attacked by Staffords, oil painting, circa 1840 '''Donkey-baiting''' is a blood sport involving the baiting of donkeys against dogs.
Donkey-baiting was quite common during the Victorian era, but was never popular with the masses. This had little to do with the welfare of the animals; rather, it was because the donkey offered little appeal, as it was rarely possible to make it attack the dogs.<ref>Fleig, D. (1996). ''History of Fighting Dogs.'' '''pg 118 - 119''' T.F.H. Publications. {{ISBN|0-7938-0498-1}}</ref>
In the past, donkey-baiting was common at the {{Interlanguage link|Peropalo|es}} fiesta in Extremadura, Spain; people would bait them by beating and jostling the donkeys and force-feeding them alcohol. In 2003, animal rights activist Tony Moore successfully brought the issue to the attention of authorities, and Juan Carlos Rodriguez Ibarra, president of Extremadura, vowed to put an end to the practice.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-02-21 |title=Donkey baiting 'banned' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2787723.stm |access-date=2026-04-29 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Animals}}
* Cultural references to donkeys * The Donkey Sanctuary * The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== *Homan, M. (2000). ''A Complete History of Fighting Dogs''. Howell Book House Inc. {{ISBN|1-58245-128-1}}
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