8th July 2025
James Kent was handed Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) at Lancaster Magistrates Court on Tuesday July 1 which will last for five years and states that he must not trespass on any land in Lancashire in custody of a lurcher type dog.
He was also issued with a community order to complete 80 hours of unpaid work within 12 months and ordered to forfeit the vehicle used during the offence: a Nissan X Trail.
As a result, Lancashire Constabulary’s South Rural Task Force launched an investigation and Kent was subsequently charged with eight offences.
PC Sean Dalby from the South Rural Task Force said: “Hare coursing and poaching can be extremely distressing for our community.
“Offenders travel around the country committing cruel acts towards our wildlife and wreaking havoc on our rural communities, trespassing on land, damaging crops and property, and subjecting farmers and landowners to threats of violence and intimidation when challenged.
“Kent has shown absolutely no regard for animals’ rights to live peacefully in the wild.
“Instead, he allowed his dogs to cruelly maim and kill hares.
“I hope that this result shows those who commit these types of offences that we have a dedicated team of officers, and we will find you.”
Hare coursing was legal up until 2005. In fact West Lancashire famously used to host the Waterloo Cup at Altcar for 179 years.
But the blood sport was banned in the UK by the 2004 Hunting Act. Hare coursing is now outlawed in most European countries.
HARE COURSING MAY HAVE BEEN BANNED BUT THESE FILTHY SCUM DO NOT TAKER ANY NOTICE JUST LIKE THE HUNT FILTH. TIME THIS GOVERNMENT GOT ON TOP OF ALL THESE VILE PARASITES AND STARTED LOCKING THEM UP FOR YEARS. AS FOR THIS EVIL BASTARD JAMES KENT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED UP FOR MURDERING INNOCENT ANIMALS THAT DO NO HARM UNLIKE THE HUMAN RACE. THE SENTENCE HE GOT WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND HE SHOULD HAVE HAD WHAT EVER DOGS HE HAS TAKEN OFF HIM AND BANNED FOR LIFE FOR HAVING ANYMORE DOGS.