Locals Compete Dogs During Hare Coursing Event

SAHAM TONEY, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 9: 'Beaters' attempt to drive hares onto the course during the Swaffham Coursing Club Meeting on February 9, 2005 in Saham Toney, England. Coursing is one of the world's oldest field sports, which traces its foundation to the first public coursing club of Swaffham in 1776. 'Beaters' drive hares' one by one on to the running ground where greyhounds race after them in pairs. Points are awarded for speed and for the ability to make the hare turn to evade its pursuers in a sport which is fiercely condemned by animal rights organisations. The Countryside Alliance is challenging the validity of the 1949 Parliament Act in the High Court, London. Centuries-old sports will be outlawed after February 18 when the Hunting Act takes effect later this month unless the legislation is flawed. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)