The Local Switzerland

New kits aim to save pets in emergency situations

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:20:07 +0200

Pet owners in Switzerland can now rest assured their beloved dog or cat will be looked after should something happen to them, thanks to a new emergency kit.

Owners dump budgies over bird flu fears

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:16:32 +0100

Animal rescue centres in Zurich are reporting an increase in the number of budgerigars being handed in amid a new outbreak of bird flu in Switzerland.

Murderer jailed for strangling girlfriend

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:31:27 +0100

Luzern’s criminal court sentenced a 52-year-old man to eight and a half years on Wednesday for premeditated murder.

'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.