Irish hares are eighteen times more abundant in areas managed by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) than at similar sites in the wider countryside a recent study by Queen's University Belfast has shown.

Former Baywatch star turned animal rights activist Pamela Anderson has written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin in an attempt to end hare coursing in Ireland. The American-Canadian actress urged Martin to ...

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have issued a stark warning about the future of the Irish hare and the threat it faces from the European 'brown' hare, which has set up home in Mid-Ulster and ...

A council has said it has seen a large increase in stray lurcher dogs being rescued in the past three years. Wiltshire Council said more than 20 lurchers, predominately associated with hare coursing, ...

Police have issued a warning over a rise in hound dogs being used to chase and captures hares around Warwickshire. Over the ...

HARE coursing, farming heritage, and rodenticides are among the headline topics for farmers in Herefordshire this month. What a fantastic display of farming heritage we have seen over the past month ...

Peter Easterby, the three-times champion jumps trainer, has been found guilty of permitting land to be used for hare coursing. The 79-year-old former racehorse trainer was also convicted of attending ...

Wiltshire Council said it had seen a 200% increase in stray lurchers since 2023 A council has said it has seen a large increase in stray lurcher dogs being rescued in the past three years. Wiltshire ...