 Rural inns, with names like "Dog and Duck, St George's Fields", located in St George's Fields, Brixton, Hampstead, Dulwich, Stamford Hill, Tottenham, Stoke-on-Trent, Newington and Tooting had ponds where the baiting took place.On the weekends, families, friends and their fighting dogs would frequent these locations.The rowdy assemblies associated with the activity caused public alarm.