Four men charged over alleged hare-coursing at Kelso and Duns

Four men have been arrested and charged in connection with alleged wildlife crimes in the Borders and elsewhere.
By Darin Hutson
Published 29th May 2020, 09:48 BST
Kelso is among the locations hare-coursing was reported at.Kelso is among the locations hare-coursing was reported at.
Kelso is among the locations hare-coursing was reported at.

Their arrests follow reports of possible hare-coursing near Kelso and Duns – and also at Haddington and Gifford in East Lothian, as well as Stirling and nearby Kippen – between Sunday, March 1, and Wednesday, April 29.

The men – aged 28, 29, 44 and 51 – were apprehended by police in Kippen’s Station Road.

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They were in a Subaru Forester with six dogs in at the time.

A report is to be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

Detective chief inspector Bryan Burns, of the criminal investigation department at Dalkeith police station in Midlothian, said: “This is a great example of our commitment to tackling wildlife crime.

“Police Scotland, in partnership with other agencies, takes wildlife crime seriously, and I would encourage members of the public to call 101 to report any incidents where wildlife crime is suspected.”