https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Following a rescue mission this past October in which 47 puppies were obtained from a Romanian truck driver's vehicle at the Austrian border in Burgenland, the animal rescue shelter Sonnenhof has announced that they are officially ready to be adopted. https://www.thelocal.at/20170104/47-rescued-puppies-now-available-for-adoption Wed, 04 Jan 2017 14:51:56 +0100 47-rescued-puppies-now-available-for-adoption A couple who ran an illegal puppy business have been sentenced to two and a half years in prison by Vienna’s Criminal Court. https://www.thelocal.at/20141126/prison-sentence-for-illegal-puppy-traders Wed, 26 Nov 2014 17:02:00 +0100 prison-sentence-for-illegal-puppy-traders Police in the Upper Austrian district of Wels pulled over a speeding Italian on Monday afternoon, only to discover an illegal cargo of eight French bulldog puppies. https://www.thelocal.at/20140916/illegal-puppies-found-in-upper-austria Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:34:28 +0200 illegal-puppies-found-in-upper-austria The animal rights organisation Four Paws (Vier Pfoten) has caught a pair of Hungarians who were attempting to sell illegal puppies via the listings website willhaben.at. https://www.thelocal.at/20140804/illegal-puppies-offered-for-sale-online Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:49:00 +0200 illegal-puppies-offered-for-sale-online The city of Vienna is seeking a total ban on the sale of puppies via the Internet, according to a report in the OberÖsterreich Nachrichten newspaper. https://www.thelocal.at/20140710/vienna-seeks-ban-on-internet-puppy-sales Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:38:00 +0200 vienna-seeks-ban-on-internet-puppy-sales A woman in Vienna's Favoriten district has been reported for illegally selling puppies. The city has become a hub for the illegal trade in puppies and officials are keen to crack down on the practice. https://www.thelocal.at/20140514/puppies-sold-illegally-over-internet Wed, 14 May 2014 17:55:00 +0200 puppies-sold-illegally-over-internet