Shane Hooton had known of the black dog’s injuries for days but had not taken it to the vet, according to police. They were spread in a line about 50 metres apart and one of the three dogs with them was chasing a hare. “The owner, Shane Hooton, had known of the dog’s injuries for six days. “By taking the dog hare coursing the defendants caused horrendous and completely unnecessary suffering to a dog; they should have sought immediate veterinary care,“They were all involved in hare coursing, and two of them ignored criminal behaviour orders designed to protect animals and the public. He was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years on condition he does 180 hours’ unpaid work, a new 15-year criminal behaviour order and banned from keeping dogs for 10 years.