Caption: DIYbear baiting can bring bears out during the day, offering hunters the perfect shot--or, in the case of this sow and her cubs, a fun afternoon of wildlife watching.

Thebear baiting or bear-dog fighting is banned according to the Section 5 and Section 9 of the Islamabad Wildlife Ordinance, yet bears are captured and then sold away as the game is popular in remote villages and tribal areas of the country.

Brian Nathan-Partridge Stivichall It's time for us to show compassion THERE are times when we should just take a step back and rise above thebear baiting media and show some compassion.

In the first Parliament of Charles I, AD 1625, the Lords of the Council were extremely anxious to restrainbear baiting and bull baiting during the prevalence of 'the sickness' - a tolerably strong proof of the popularity of the brutal and degrading sport.

"By permittingbear baiting in grizzly country, both the Forest Service and state agencies in Wyoming and Idaho are sabotaging recovery efforts of grizzly bears," Molvar said.

It is as abhorrent, cruel and outdated asbear baiting or cock-fighting.

They further suggested thatbear baiting in northern Wisconsin may have a positive effect on overall bear numbers.

In this country we stoppedbear baiting 200 years ago.

Thebear baiting case was turned over to ECO Matthew Baker for prosecution.

The Prime Minister wants a return to a barbaric pastime no different tobear baiting or dog fighting just to appease his wealthy chums.

When will TV companies stop "bear baiting the poor" and making a spectacle of ill-informed people in cheaply produced programmes like Jeremy Kyle and Benefits Street?