ONCE again, the Holcombe Hunt chose to continue breaking up hares well into the hares' breeding season, this despite the Burns Report into Hunting expressing particular concern about this practice.
Similarly, during the Waterloo Cup pregnant hares would have been coursed several times over three days. Is it any wonder that the hare is now listed among the most threatened and endangered species in Britain?
The hare isn't a pest but a timid, peaceful creature.
If you want to live in a country where it is illegal to inflict pain and suffering on wild animals, ask your MP to vote for a total ban on bloodsports.
KATE STRATTON, League Against Cruel Sports (Lancashire support group), PO Box 359, Chorley.
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