Hare coursing has long roots in English history. Originally used for hunting, and later sport, it sees dogs chasing hares across rural fields. But once just a man and his dog, it has increasingly ...

The Government is set to crack down on organised hare coursing gangs with unlimited fines and jail sentences for offenders caught in fields. The new proposals will give the police and courts more ...

Essex Police have said hare coursing is a “big focus” for rural officers due to the cruelty, high cost to farmers and fear it causes in ...

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, ...

There was a "significant increase" in hare coursing in the Telford and Wrekin area on Monday, police said Police have issued an urgent notice regarding a "significant increase" in hare coursing in ...

Police forces have joined together to better respond to hare coursing across county boundaries. Cambridgeshire Constabulary has joined forces with Essex Police, Hertfordshire Constabulary and the ...

Poachers and legal coursers join forces to oppose the ban Illegal poachers and legal hare coursers have rarely seen eye to eye, but the Hunting Bill which takes effect in February 2005, has united ...

It is the time of year many arable farmers dread. Crops are safely stored in the barn, provided you escaped the rain, but hare coursers are out in force. Large tracts of stubble after harvest are an ...

One of the biggest sports events of the Irish winter concludes in Clonmel today, though you may not have noticed, or might prefer to look the other way. More than 25,000 spectators were expected over ...

New measures to tackle hare coursing, an illegal activity where dogs are used to chase and kill hares, are now in force. Anyone caught hare coursing will now face an unlimited fine and up to six ...

The High Court will next week hear an application by the Irish Coursing Club for an injunction allowing coursing activities to resume. The club is seeking the injunction, in its judicial review ...

Does your dog like to chase things? Do you want a chance to let your dog have real doggy fun? Dubbed as “the fastest fun for four paws”, lure coursing is back in Taupo on Saturday 10th November. The ...