is an example of a modern blood sport.]]Bloodsport or blood sport is a term used by social reformers to describe sport or entertainment which is believed to be cruel and which involves needless animal suffering.[LINK: http://www.americansportsdata.com/pr-huntingsocialanalysis.asp] Hunting Social Analysis, American Sports Data. The term can refer to chase sports such as coursing or beagling, combat sports such as cockfighting, or other activities. These usually involve blood being drawn, and sometimes result in the death of one or more animals. Use of the term "blood sport" in the Très Riches Heures ]]According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest use of the term is in reference to mounted hunting, where the quarry would be actively chased, as in fox hunting or hare coursing. Before firearms a hunter using arrows or a spear might