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 Police in Hesse used live ammunition to shoot a stray bull on a busy road in central Germany, using two weapons to down the animal, newly released video shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20151215/video-police-gun-down-stray-bull-on-busy-street Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:33:04 +0100 video-police-gun-down-stray-bull-on-busy-street The summer heat seems to have got cows all fired up in the west German town of Aachen this week - with many apparently heading out in search of pastures new. https://www.thelocal.de/20150724/daredevil-cows-give-motorists-a-surprise Fri, 24 Jul 2015 18:28:42 +0200 daredevil-cows-give-motorists-a-surprise German parliament has passed a law making bestiality illegal, while at the same time continuing to allow farming practices such as branding horses and castrating pigs without anaesthetic, to the anger of animal rights activists. https://www.thelocal.de/20121214/46781 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:55:00 +0100 46781 Germany’s farmers have expressed outrage over Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner’s planned animal protection legislation, saying her suggestions imply they don’t care about the issue. https://www.thelocal.de/20110210/33007 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:33:00 +0100 33007 German farmers have been warned to get used to living with wolves after 15 lambs were killed and another 20 animals were severely injured in an attack in Brandenburg this month. https://www.thelocal.de/20100820/29299 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:56:00 +0200 29299 Some 200 of Germany’s prettiest dairy cows are strutting their stuff this week at one of the country’s largest livestock beauty contests near Versen. https://www.thelocal.de/20100225/25507 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:20:00 +0100 25507 The five wild wolves in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania can gorge themselves on up to €150,000 worth of sheep and other livestock, Agricultural Minister Till Backhaus said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091209/23843 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:46:00 +0100 23843