Belfast High Court upholds 'ban' on hare coursing

The hare is safe in the North for another few months after the High Court in Belfast today upheld a effective British government ban on coursing.

Belfast High Court upholds 'ban' on hare coursing

The hare is safe in the North for another few months after the High Court in Belfast today upheld a effective British government ban on coursing.

The League Against Cruel Sports welcomed the decision of the court to throw out a challenge to a special temporary preservation order placed on the hare by Northern Ireland Environment Minister Angela Smith in 2003.

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