Officers from Cambridgeshire Police have caught three men hare coursing and damaging crops in a rural Huntingdonshire village.
The Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) responded to reports of hare coursing on Thursday, October 12, in the Warboys area.
The RCAT caught three males after they had been driving across crops and attempted to hide from officers.
The three men tried to hide behind straw bales but were spotted thanks to a Police drone.
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A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Constabulary said: "Their vehicle was seized, the males were interviewed and reported to the court, they were issued with seven force Community Protection Warnings and dispersed from the county for 48 hours."
What is hare coursing?
Hare coursing is defined as the pursuit of hares with greyhounds and other sighthounds which chase the hares.
Hare coursing has been illegal since 2004 and is regarded by animal activist groups as animal cruelty.
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