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.

Saint Bernard dogs overrun Swiss capital

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:31:19 +0200

Switzerland’s top dog, the Saint Bernard, is being given recognition by the city of Bern, which is staging an exhibition of colourful doggie sculptures from Saturday.

Jogger attacked by two Boxer dogs in Yvorne

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 14:46:24 +0100

A woman out jogging on Monday evening in Yvorne in the canton of Vaud suffered wounds to her legs and an arm after being set upon by two Boxer dogs.

Man arrested in forest murder case

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 13:33:46 +0200

Police have arrested a man over the killing of a woman found in a forest in Orpund, in the canton of Bern, last week.

Faithful dog guards murder victim’s body

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:29:36 +0200

Police are seeking witnesses after a woman’s body was found in a forest in Orpund, in the canton of Bern, on Monday.

Teacher fired over doggy daycare dilemma

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 11:25:59 +0200

A primary school in Bern has dismissed a popular teacher for continuing to bring her blind Jack Russell into class.

Courses for dog owners may be scrapped

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:29:20 +0100

The requirement for new dog owners in Switzerland to attend a course on looking after their animal may be lifted eight years after it was introduced.

'Dog hater' spiking sausages with nails

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:38:00 +0200

Police are hunting a dog-hater in Solothurn, who has been sticking nails into pieces of sausage and leaving them for animals to find.

Hundreds of Chihuahua pups smuggled into Switzerland

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:53:00 +0200

Swiss police have uncovered an Eastern European smuggling ring found to have brought hundreds of Chihuahua puppies into the country illegally.

Nestle tempts dogs with high frequency TV ads

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:37:00 +0200

The world's biggest food company Nestle is seeking to conquer the dog food market with special advertising targeted at men's best friend.

Dog sitter convicted after pit bull injures baby

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:35:00 +0200

A dog sitter who was walking a pit bull on a leash along the streets of Préverenges, near Lausanne, was convicted of negligence a year and a half after the dog attacked an 11-month-old baby.

'Death threat' lifted for Bernese dogs

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:26:00 +0200

The local government in Bern has scrapped an old law stipulating that dogs be killed when their owners don’t pay dog tax.