A council has said it has seen a large increase in stray lurcher dogs being rescued in the past three years. Wiltshire Council said more than 20 lurchers, predominately associated with hare coursing, ...

Police show the Guardian around hotspots for a rural crime that has links to international gangs – and is on the rise ...

An earlier than usual harvest has led to an increase in reports of hare coursing in north east Scotland, say police. The illegal activity involves dogs chasing, catching and killing hares on open ...

A man has become the first in Scotland to be sentenced under new legislation. He admitted to hare coursing, during which his dog attacked and injured a deer. Nickolas Chenier was hare coursing with ...

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A suspected hare courser caught in the act when their vehicle got stuck in a field, has had the car seized by police. Bridgnorth Safer Neighbourhood Team said they took the vehicle from a field near ...

An investigation into James Kent began when police received reports of hare coursing on land off Whiteley’s Lane, Ormskirk on Christmas Day and on January 26, where lurcher type dogs were being ...