Waterloo Cup

The Waterloo Cup was the biggest annual hare baiting, which took place in Great Britain and was often referred to by his supporters as the most important of these events. An event with the same name was organized in Australia 1868-1985. As a result of the ban on baiting on living rabbits it was replaced by a pure Coursingveranstaltung, are hunted in the mechanical hare.

At the Waterloo Cup took usually 64 greyhounds from the UK and Ireland part. Supporters of this form of sport in which two greyhounds rush a hare, describe it as the ultimate test for the speed and agility of greyhounds. Opponents such as the League Against Cruel Sports see it as merely a manifestation of cruelty. The Waterloo Cup was held annually and was performed three days. In the next round was only one of the victorious dog. Venue was Great Altcar in Lancashire, England. The races were held from 1836 to 2005, attracted thousands of spectators on who bet on the dogs too.

Following the publication of the results of the Burns Inquiry and a vote in the UK parliament and the House of Lords, the Government issued the Hunting Act 2004, which forbade such events. The Waterloo Cup was the last time you held in the year 2005. After such events were illegal, and since then there has been no official sweeps of this type more.