Hare Coursing And The Waterloo Cup

EDM number 815 in 1997-98, proposed by Colin Pickthall on 23/02/1998.

That this House notes that the Waterloo Cup, the main event in the hare coursing calendar, will be taking place in Altcar, Lancashire from 24th February until 26th or 27th, depending on when the event runs out of hares to chase; notes that hare coursing is a cruel and barbaric activity which often leads to an agonising death for a hare that has been caught, and becomes a living rope in a tug of war between two greyhounds; notes that the brown hare is a native species in decline; and believes that there can be no justification for the continuation of this cruel sport.

This motion has been signed by a total of 150 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.