Overview

• About 10 suspected hare coursers were pursued through Cambridgeshire countryside before jumping from a 4x4 and fleeing on foot.
• Police confirmed the vehicle was seized and several dogs were recovered, with plans for the animals to be rehomed.
• Footage published on Monday shows rural crime officers deploying a stinger device to puncture the vehicle’s tyres during the chase.
• The incident highlights ongoing hare-coursing activity in the county following earlier mass enforcement this year, when 43 people were arrested and 24 appeared in court by September.
• Hare coursing is illegal under tougher 2022 measures that allow unlimited fines and up to six months in prison, with the RSPCA condemning the practice for harming hares and endangering the dogs used.