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Detectives searching for the perpetrators of a sickening dump of dead animals outside a village shop have revealed a new lead.
Around 50 bloodied hares were left at the entrance to the Broughton Community Shop in Hampshire.
The suspects even impaled a barn owl and kestrel on the shop's door handles and rubbed animal blood and guts over the windows on Thursday night.
Locals believe the displays are a deeply sinister 'message' from the poachers to discourage them from interfering in their activities.
Other wild creatures including rabbits, pheasants, deer and birds of prey have been dumped in surrounding roads and fields in recent weeks, including a grim collection of 27 rabbits outside a primary school.
Hampshire Police told MailOnline its detectives were looking to identify the owners of a silver Suzuki Grand Vitara - and called for the public's help in doing so.
Dozens of bloodied hares were dumped by illegal poachers at the entrance to the community shop in Broughton, Hampshire
Other wild creatures including rabbits, pheasants, deer and birds of prey have been dumped in surrounding roads
A police spokesperson said: 'We can confirm we are investigating following a report that a number of dead animals were left outside a shop in Broughton.
'We were called at around 6.20am on Friday, March 15.
'The animals have been collected and an investigation is underway. As part of our investigation we are seeking to identify the owners of a silver Suzuki Grand Vitara.
'If you saw a vehicle matching this description in the area between Thursday night and Friday morning, please get in touch.
The poachers are thought to be linked to gangs who run international gambling syndicates, raking in hundreds of thousands of pounds a night.
It is believed they hunt illegally using guns and aggressive, specially-bred bull lurchers, and broadcast their activities live on Facebook, taking bets on how many animals the dogs can kill.
Poachers near Broughton are believed to be hunting illegally using guns and specially-bred bull lurchers
Pictured: A solitary dead deer left lying in the middle of a field
Mike Jelen, a conservation manager who works on estates in the area, said: 'This is now happening twice a week.
'It's total anarchy and the police are doing little about it. By dumping the bodies like this, the poachers are sticking two fingers up to farmers and rural communities.'
