20th January 2025
A man has been charged in connection with hare coursing in Birchington. Kent Police received a report that a person with a dog was taking part in suspected poaching at Plum Pudding Island.
The call was made at around 11am on January 18. Officers attended the area and found a person in a vehicle parked down a single track lane.
Enquiries carried out by officers resulted in them recovering three deceased hares and a powered telescope. Gavin Chapman, 47, of Well Lane, Canterbury, was arrested and charged with being equipped for searching or pursuing hares with dogs, and hunting a wild mammal with dogs.
He was released on bail to attend Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on February 13.
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