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 Restrictions will be placed on the living arrangements of all domestic and farmed birds in Switzerland on Wednesday as the country steps up measures to stop the spread of bird flu. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161115/switzerland-steps-up-fight-against-bird-flu Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:40:15 +0100 switzerland-steps-up-fight-against-bird-flu Swiss authorities are taking measures to prevent the spread of bird flu after more than 80 wild birds were found dead in Lake Constance. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161111/swiss-chickens-at-risk-after-bird-flu-hits-lake-constance Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:47:47 +0100 swiss-chickens-at-risk-after-bird-flu-hits-lake-constance A court in the canton of Vaud has ordered a man to pay more than 36,000 francs in court costs after it rejected his complaint that his neighbours’ chickens made too much noise. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160831/court-sides-with-chickens-in-dispute-over-noisy-henhouse Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:31:08 +0200 court-sides-with-chickens-in-dispute-over-noisy-henhouse Switzerland continues to have more chickens than people, according to the latest census of farm animals in the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130322/chickens-continue-to-rule-roost-numberwise Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:02:00 +0100 chickens-continue-to-rule-roost-numberwise