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How police and farmers are fighting back against a criminal blood sport
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June 21, 2026
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4:26Now PlayingHare coursing is an illegal blood sport where people use dogs to chase hares over farmland for large bets.
Farmers say criminal gangs have subjected them to extreme threats of violence, destroyed property and harmed livestock.
They are welcoming tougher laws and sentences for anyone caught hare coursing - but can this help stop it for good?
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Warning, there are distressing scenes of animal cruelty in his report.
Correspondent: Alex Thomson
Producer: Nanette van der Laan
Cameras: Devron Callendar,
Editors: Lorenzo Dodi, Tim Bentham
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