Gangs, violence and dumped dead animals: The hidden world of illegal hare hunts
His iron gates were cut open with an angle grinder and concrete blocks were shifted out of the way to clear the convoy's path.The vehicles drove right over his fields at speed, tearing up the crops and skirting the fence by the family's garden. Then more than 70 people got out of the vehicles, men dressed in military fatigues and balaclavas, cheering and playing music. Dogs were brought out on leads and began to hunt hares."They were all stood up on their cars with binoculars," says Latta.
- ▪His iron gates were cut open with an angle grinder and concrete blocks were shifted out of the way to clear the convoy's path.The vehicles drove right over his fields at speed, tearing up the crops and skirting the fence by the family's gar
- ▪Then more than 70 people got out of the vehicles, men dressed in military fatigues and balaclavas, cheering and playing music.
- ▪Dogs were brought out on leads and began to hunt hares."They were all stood up on their cars with binoculars," says Latta.
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Gangs, violence and dumped dead animals: The hidden world of illegal hare huntsImage caption, Farmers say they have been threatened by balaclava-clad hare coursers at nightByDan Ashby, Lucy Taylor and Joseph LeePublished4 minutes agoOn a remote Cambridgeshire farm, where his nearest neighbour is half a mile away, Mathew Latta was making lunch when the peace was shattered by the sound of loud exhausts.Latta ran to the window to see a convoy of more than a dozen 4x4s heading towards his farm. His iron gates were cut open with an angle grinder and concrete blocks were shifted out of the way to clear the convoy's path.The vehicles drove right over his fields at speed, tearing up the crops and skirting the fence by the family's garden.
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