News: Government pledges tougher response to hare coursing

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Government pledges tougher response to hare coursing

Link: Government pledges tougher response to hare coursing - FarmingUK News

Defra outlined its intention to amend the Game Act 1831 and the Night Poaching Act 1828 to increase the maximum penalty available to an unlimited fine and up to 6 months’ imprisonment.

The department said it would also look at introducing a new criminal offence of ‘going equipped’ for hare coursing.

The police could also gain a new power that would able them to reclaim, on conviction, the costs of kennelling dogs seized in connection with hare coursing.

If this all goes through, particularly the recovery of kennelling expenses, hopefully it will motivate the police to be more responsive to this issue.

 

[Phil P]

We’ve had good success with the our local police recently, they seem to be taking it a bit more seriously!

This was one of our repeat offenders, just been handed a 32 week sentence and banned from Keeping dogs for life.

Man who hunted wild animals with Lurcher-cross dogs banned from entering parts of Lancashire

A dog owner has been given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) after being sentenced for animal poaching.

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

 

[Gone Shooting]

Well done - wish our lot took it seriously.