A suspected hare courser caught in the act when their vehicle got stuck in a field, has had the car seized by police.

Bridgnorth Safer Neighbourhood Team said they took the vehicle from a field near Claverley, outside of Bridgnorth.

A spokesperson said the vehicle had become stuck after being used in hare coursing, adding: "The vehicle had no insurance, no tax, and no registered keeper details, and was seized under the Hunting Act 2004."

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Hare coursing is the illegal chasing of hares with hounds - often lurchers - for sport.

Bridgnorth SNT said the practice causes unnecessary suffering to wildlife, damages crops and farmland, and impacts loca

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