The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Coming soon to an internet near you: Switzerland’s creepy 'naked cat' One of the great feats of human invention, the internet has become a great place to share fake news…and images of weird-looking cats. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180410/coming-soon-to-an-internet-near-you-switzerlands-creepy-naked-cat-xherdan Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:07:35 +0200 coming-soon-to-an-internet-near-you-switzerlands-creepy-naked-cat-xherdan Switzerland has too many fat cats – literally Up to 40 percent of cats and dogs in Switzerland are overweight, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171116/switzerland-has-too-many-fat-cats-literally Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:04:34 +0100 switzerland-has-too-many-fat-cats-literally Missing Swiss cat turns up 600km away in Germany A family's much-loved cat who went missing from her home in the north-eastern Swiss city of St Gallen more than a year ago has been found 600 kilometres away in Bonn, Germany. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160930/missing-swiss-cat-turns-up-600km-from-home Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:28:00 +0200 missing-swiss-cat-turns-up-600km-from-home Swiss farmers offered cat castration vouchers The animal protection association Quatre Pattes has offered to pay for farmers to get their cats neutered in an attempt to cut down the growing number of stray cats in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160810/swiss-farmers-offered-cat-castration-vouchers Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:04:45 +0200 swiss-farmers-offered-cat-castration-vouchers Swiss 'restaurant' serving cat and dog meat sparks outrage An apparent spoof video about a Swiss chef named Moritz Brunner and his restaurant, which serves dog and cat meat on the menu, has sparked reactions ranging from outrage to amusement. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160212/swiss-restaurant-serving-cat-food-sparks-outrage Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:18:26 +0100 swiss-restaurant-serving-cat-food-sparks-outrage Retired Lucerne man defends eating cats A 72-year-old Lucerne man maintains he likes eating cats because of their taste, according to a TV documentary set to air this week on the Swiss German-language network SRF1 that underscores the fact that eating cats and dogs remains legal in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151102/retired-lucerne-man-defends-eating-cats Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:33:26 +0100 retired-lucerne-man-defends-eating-cats Activists call for ban on eating cats and dogs Hundreds of thousands of Swiss eat cats and dogs, according to an animal rights group that has demanded the government make it illegal for man to bite dog. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141125/activists-call-for-ban-on-eating-cats-and-dogs Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:25:00 +0100 activists-call-for-ban-on-eating-cats-and-dogs Swiss group's bid for cat quotas creates buzz A proposal by a Swiss animal protection group to set a limit of one cat per household in Switzerland is attracting international attention. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140930/swiss-bid-for-cat-quotas-draws-attention Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:17:00 +0200 swiss-bid-for-cat-quotas-draws-attention Stray cat hunting ban rejected by Swiss MPs Hunting stray cats year round remains legal in Switzerland after Swiss lawmakers on Wednesday voted against banning the practice. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130620/stray-cat-hunting-ban-rejected-by-swiss-mps Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0200 stray-cat-hunting-ban-rejected-by-swiss-mps Murderer’s menagerie causes headache for vets Canton of Vaud veterinary officials are struggling to find a home for a menagerie of animals owned by a man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his adoptive mother, a woman friend of hers and his sister in 2005. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130222/murderers-menagerie-causes-headache-for-vets Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:01:00 +0100 murderers-menagerie-causes-headache-for-vets