A man travelled more than 100 miles to an East Yorkshire hamlet to hunt hares with his dogs.
Paul Bowes, 30, drove from Bishop Auckland to Rotsea, near Driffield to carry out the barbaric act.
He was arrested by officers under suspicion of hare coursing on November 1, 2020, and later charged by police ,who had later received reports of hunting in the area.
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Bowes was given an 18-week suspended sentence at Hull Magistrates' Court. on Tuesday.
He was also ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work and has been disqualified from