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blood sport
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blood sport
n.
A sport involving bloodshed, such as cockfighting.
blood sport
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) any sport involving the killing of an animal, esp hunting
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Noun1.blood sport - sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)
bullfighting, tauromachy - the activity at a bullfight
cockfighting - participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight
hunting, hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
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Charges include possession of animal fighting equipment, training an animal to fight, causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, possession of a pit bull-type dog, causing or taking part in an animal fight, or being present at an animal fight.
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Assembly Bill 199, which would expand the state’s existing ban on animal fighting to encompass the related activities, is headed to the governor for his signature.
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