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Rural communities have suffered a steep rise in hare coursing, with the RSPCA saying the growing involvement of gangs in wildlife crimes is a major factor in its decision to hand over its 200-year-old prosecuting powers to the CPS.

Dozens of rural landowners are being repeatedly targeted by gangs who gather to bet on the outcome of dogs chasing down and killing as many hares as possible.
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The RSPCA’s chief executive, Chris Sherwood, said on Saturday: “We’re involved in cases that involve **** fighting, badger baiting and hare coursing