Haring aids?

Just seen an ad for haring aids in this site. Not seen a hare in years. Not much call for them around here

 

I need hearing aids (pardon) and i did see a hare a few nights ago

 

You lucky thing. I haven’t seen one round here for years. They got some dread disease and all died off.

 

They are still around down here and I know of a couple of game dealers who can get them or have one frozen out back.

 

They don't suffer from Myxomatosis as often as rabbits, then came Rabbit Viral Haemorraghic Fever 1 apparently introduced by landowners as rabbits were developing immunity to Myxomatosis, this didn't affect hares to a great extent. Then came Rabbit Viral Haemorraghic Fever 2 which did affect hares as well (despite the vigorous denials of DEFRA). Haemorraghic fevers cause severe internal bleeding and have a 70 to 100% mortality rate.
Rabbits are more susceptible to all three as they live in warrens facilitating transmission, hares have a more solitary lifestyle and so transmission is less easy.