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 You may not realise it, but many of our favourite dog breeds have German names and were developed in Germany before they became our pets. Here are 11 of the most popular. https://www.thelocal.de/20161031/11-adorable-dog-breeds-with-german-heritage-puppies-photos-poodle-dachshund Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:21:26 +0100 11-adorable-dog-breeds-with-german-heritage-puppies-photos-poodle-dachshund When pet cat Aljosha disappeared from his home in North Rhine-Westphalia for seven weeks, his owner feared the worst. But Aljosha hadn't gone far – he'd been holed up in a neighbour's wine cellar lapping up €40 worth of Riesling. https://www.thelocal.de/20151020/cat-hungover-after-seven-week-drinking-session Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:06:37 +0200 cat-hungover-after-seven-week-drinking-session A Berlin court has ordered a cat owner to have her hairless Sphynx cat castrated – because it would be animal cruelty to let the naked pet breed. https://www.thelocal.de/20150924/willi-the-naked-cat-must-be-castrated-court-rules Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:18:25 +0200 willi-the-naked-cat-must-be-castrated-court-rules Lack of a thumb to stick out didn't stop one dog in Bavaria getting from A to B this week – when it played dead to hitch a ride with a local motorist. https://www.thelocal.de/20150825/four-legged-hitch-hiker-gets-free-ride-in-bavaria Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:16:39 +0200 four-legged-hitch-hiker-gets-free-ride-in-bavaria Fire fighters in Lower Saxony had a double rescue mission on their hands this week, when a pet parrot got stuck in a tree – and then so did his owner. https://www.thelocal.de/20150824/rescue-mission-after-parrot-owner-follows-pet-into-tree Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:33:02 +0200 rescue-mission-after-parrot-owner-follows-pet-into-tree EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová told French newspaper Le Figaro on Monday that Europeans who have gone to join jihadist Isis fighters in Syria may number more than 6,000. https://www.thelocal.de/20150413/up-to-6000-europeans-fighting-for-islamic-groups-isis-syria-iraq Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:26:39 +0200 up-to-6000-europeans-fighting-for-islamic-groups-isis-syria-iraq A homeless cat has checked himself in to an animal shelter in Berlin. The ginger stray found his way to the home and decided to stay, but the shelter is now looking for a new owner for him. https://www.thelocal.de/20140619/ginger-cat-checks-himself-into-animal-home-berlin Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:03:00 +0200 ginger-cat-checks-himself-into-animal-home-berlin A house cat that climbed unnoticed into an open box took a trip he wasn’t expecting. He was shipped 700 kilometers in the parcel across Germany but emerged from the journey unscathed. https://www.thelocal.de/20080710/13001 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:49:00 +0200 13001