https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Pet owners wanting to travel between Germany and Britain after Brexit are being warned of a possible four-month registration process before pets are allowed to travel. https://www.thelocal.de/20190906/pet-owners-warned-of-four-month-wait-for-travel-between-spain-and-uk-after-brexit-2 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:11:01 +0200 pet-owners-warned-of-four-month-wait-for-travel-between-spain-and-uk-after-brexit-2 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.de/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 Police pounced on a notorious band of burglars who had evaded the law in several European countries - after a they were caught out by a cat camera. https://www.thelocal.de/20160304/cat-camera-catches-elusive-cat-burglars Fri, 04 Mar 2016 13:23:24 +0100 cat-camera-catches-elusive-cat-burglars Almost ten years ago “Nico” disappeared without trace. His owners had long since given up hope of ever seeing him again. But then, just as mysteriously, he suddenly reappeared. https://www.thelocal.de/20151218/tomcat-missing-for-ten-years-finally-makes-it-home Fri, 18 Dec 2015 11:48:18 +0100 tomcat-missing-for-ten-years-finally-makes-it-home The government is to ban un-neutered tomcats from prowling the streets, claiming that when they are allowed to follow their sexual urges without hindrance they endanger other cats and the environment. https://www.thelocal.de/20151119/give-tom-cats-the-snip-or-lock-em-up-says-govt Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:26:25 +0100 give-tom-cats-the-snip-or-lock-em-up-says-govt A west German cat has been freed after surviving for four weeks while walled in under a bathtub. https://www.thelocal.de/20150409/cat-freed-after-spending-27-days-walled-in Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:05:56 +0200 cat-freed-after-spending-27-days-walled-in Engines usually purr, but in this case, it meowed loudly and started to smoke while the car was being inspected, it was reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150114/mechanics-pull-cat-from-cars-engine Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:39:00 +0100 mechanics-pull-cat-from-cars-engine Items made of cat fur have been found in two leading German high street chains, it emerged on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140106/cat-fur-on-german-highstreet-shelves Mon, 06 Jan 2014 09:47:00 +0100 cat-fur-on-german-highstreet-shelves German cat owners could be hit with a special bird-kill tax to compensate for the damage their felines inflict on bird populations - if a leading ornithologist has his way. https://www.thelocal.de/20130429/49433 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:48:00 +0200 49433 Delmenhorst recently became the second German city to require the sterilisation of all outdoor cats in hopes of reducing its neglected feral feline population. The move could start a trend in a country where pets are infrequently spayed or neutered. https://www.thelocal.de/20101012/30439 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:08:00 +0200 30439