Editing Hare coursing (section)

===Variations in other countries===
According to the UK Government review, the [[Burns Inquiry]] (published in 2000), hare coursing was taking place in Pakistan, Portugal and Spain.<ref name="Burns 2.58"/> Pakistan has officially prohibited the use of dogs or hawks for coursing unless a special licence is issued for carrying out such activity<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sindhwildlife.com.pk/aboutus/ordinance.htm |publisher=Sindh Wildlife Department |title=Sind Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1972 |access-date=2008-03-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615211712/http://www.sindhwildlife.com.pk/aboutus/ordinance.htm |archive-date=2008-06-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://punjablaws.gov.pk/laws/290.html|access-date=2008-03-27|title=The Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Act 1974|publisher=Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|archive-date=2008-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503135144/http://punjablaws.gov.pk/laws/290.html|url-status=live}}</ref> although, according to some reports, hare coursing is still practised and popular.<ref name = "Burns 2.58" /> Hare coursing in Portugal is run in both forms: open (''Prova de Galgos a Campo''), and closed (park) coursing<ref name="Burns 2.58"/> where it is known as ''lebre a corricão''.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Correiomanha News|author=Simões, S|title=Taxas – Licenças para armas mais caras com nova Lei|date=2006-09-18|language=pt}}</ref> Hare coursing in Portugal may only be legally undertaken with two dogs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgdlisboa.pt/pgdl/leis/lei_mostra_articulado.php?nid=97&artigo_id=&tabela=leis&ficha=81&pagina=5&nversao=|publisher=Procuradoria-Geral Distrital de Lisboa|language=pt|title=Regulamento Lei de Bases Gerais Da Caça, article 84 Portuguese|access-date=2008-06-15|year=2005|archive-date=2009-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408070813/http://www.pgdlisboa.pt/pgdl/leis/lei_mostra_articulado.php?nid=97&artigo_id=&tabela=leis&ficha=81&pagina=5&nversao=|url-status=live}}</ref> and operates under the same ethos as coursing in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://margon.blogs.sapo.pt/1196.html|author=Gonçalves, M|publisher=Gonçalves, M|title=The Nobreza Hunting em Samora Correia In Samora Correia|language=pt|access-date=2008-02-11|archive-date=2007-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611225251/http://margon.blogs.sapo.pt/1196.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In Spain, the hare coursing is ''open coursing'',<ref name="Burns 2.58"/> and the areas where the activity takes place includes the Medinrua area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/19778/newsDate/11-Feb-2003/story.htm|title=Spanish racers hang greyhounds at season's end|author=Ross-Thomas, E.|publisher=Reuters|year=2003|access-date=2008-02-13|archive-date=2008-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516175817/http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/19778/newsDate/11-Feb-2003/story.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Coursing has long been undertaken in Spain, where [[Galgo Español|Spanish galgos]] rather than greyhounds are used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fci.be/uploaded_files/285A2002_en.doc |access-date=2008-06-14 |title=FCI-Standard N° 285/24.05.2002/GB Spanish Greyhound |year=2002 |publisher=Fédération Cynologique Internationale |format=DOC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225134646/http://www.fci.be/uploaded_files/285A2002_en.doc |archive-date=2009-02-25 }}</ref> These dogs have a precarious life after their coursing careers, with [[World Animal Protection]] suggesting that many tens of thousands die cruelly each year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_April_29/ai_85178227/ |publisher=Business Wire |access-date=2008-06-14 |title=WSPA Reveals Hanging Horror of Spain's Hunting Dogs |date=2002-04-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407091253/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_April_29/ai_85178227/ |archive-date=2009-04-07 }}</ref> Hare coursing also takes place in Russia<ref>{{Cite journal|title=The Russian Hunt|journal=Performance Sighthound Journal|pages=44–51|date=October–December 2005|author=Clark, R.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Russian Hunt Trip|journal=Performance Sighthound Journal|pages=58–61|date=January–March 2006|author=McGehee, Y.}}</ref> but is illegal in most European countries<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coursing.nl/alg_info.htm |title=Coursing Info |publisher=Windhondenvereniging Coursing Nienoord Leek |year=2008 |language=nl |access-date=2008-02-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420175945/http://www.coursing.nl/alg_info.htm |archive-date=2008-04-20 }}</ref> and in Australia, where it had a long history from 1867 until it was banned in 1985 following a long decline in popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.sa.gov.au/chu/programs/history_conference/History%20Conf%2007/Coursing%20South%20Australia%20-%20Peter%20Donovan.pdf |title=Gone to the Dogs: coursing in South Australia |author=Donovan, P. |year=2007 |access-date=2008-03-24 |publisher=History Trust of South Australia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726060434/http://history.sa.gov.au/chu/programs/history_conference/History%20Conf%2007/Coursing%20South%20Australia%20-%20Peter%20Donovan.pdf |archive-date=2008-07-26 }}</ref>