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Blizzard in East Anglia

Hare today, gone tomorrow. Coursing with greyhounds is now banned, but crowds came out for this event in 1922.

Non-Fiction 1922 1 mins Silent

Overview

Despite the wintry weather, crowds gather on the snowy Hockwold Fens to watch prize greyhounds bully hares. Coursing for animals with fast dogs was a long-running hunting practice until it was banned as cruel by the Hunting Act of 2004. The snow made this trial event a good novelty story for the newsreel camera, as dogs and their owners competed for a place at the three-day knockout tournament final in Great Altcar, Lancashire.