Organised crime gangs are invading farms and intimidating the owners to stage illegal hare coursing events, a shocking investigation has revealed.
The mobs, often clad in military clothing and balaclavas, smash their way on to farmland to unleash lurchers or greyhounds on wild hares – a bloodsport for which prizes can fetch £50,000 and the coveted ‘Super 8 Cup’.
Hare coursing, in which dogs acquire points both for a kill and for how often they make their prey twist and turn during the chase, was banned in the UK in 2005.
But police say the involvement of organised crime gangs has, in recent
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