"Leaving aside the fact that it's barbaric and causes pain and suffering to animals," said Sgt Jenkins, "it's illegal, and almost always accompanied by damage to land. The hare coursers don't give a damn about farming, leaving gates open to allow livestock to escape onto main roads. They're also out looking for badgers, so they'll do some badger baiting, or looking for game. Often, they steal property from farms if they get the chance."
how dare they tar all poachers with the same brush :whistling: .......................luckily we have around 19,000 acres of permission on which to ru