Bulldogs attacking a donkey, circa 1840:
Donkey baiting was something that was occasionally done to spice things up. Donkeys instinctively hate dogs, and even though they can be trained to become accustomed to them, their default behavior when they see a dog is to attack.
Let’s hope this isn’t an allegory for next Tuesday!
That’s odd. My neighbor’s old mule as well as her current young Jenny, both bonded w/ Sammie immediately–they were great friends. Conversely, another neighbor’s horses always spooked when Sam came by. Their response lessened over time but it was an uneasy truce at best. Sam always looked at them as if to say “Oh its them again, sighhh.”
You should post something on monkey baiting, especially it’s most famous simian star Jacko Macaco