The Local Switzerland

Bern: three dogs die after eating razor-filled sausages

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:27:43 +0100

Police investigators are searching for a person they believe killed three dogs by leaving pieces of meat filled with objects including nails and razor blade fragments in a garden in the town of Rohrbach in Canton Bern.

Decapitated cat shocks residents of Swiss town

Fri, 06 May 2016 13:08:32 +0200

The gruesome discovery of a cat's head on a street in northern Switzerland has left residents uneasy.

Owner thought dog thrown in bin was dead

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:10:00 +0100

The owner of a poodle found tied in a garbage bag in a dumpster near Lausanne, claims he threw the dog away because he believed it was dead.

Discarded poodle saved from dumpster death

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:05:00 +0100

East Lausanne Police saved an abandoned poodle that was trapped in a rubbish bag and thrown into a dumpster to die, daily newspaper Le Matin reported this week.

Hamster explosion at Zurich pet hospital

Thu, 19 May 2011 13:12:00 +0200

An increasing number of hamsters are being taken to the animal hospital in Zurich, prompting authorities to issue guidelines for the owners.

Cat dies after kids put it in washing machine

Wed, 18 May 2011 13:44:00 +0200

Three children in Zurich have killed a cat by putting it into a washing machine in their apartment block.