The Local Germany 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 This little piggy went to court: Piglets become plaintiffs in landmark German trial In a legal first, animal rights activists have asked Germany's top court to ban the practice of castrating young male pigs without anaesthetic -- with the piglets themselves listed as the plaintiffs. https://www.thelocal.de/20191215/this-little-piggy-went-to-court-pigs-listed-as-plaintiffs-in-german-trial Sun, 15 Dec 2019 10:02:53 +0100 this-little-piggy-went-to-court-pigs-listed-as-plaintiffs-in-german-trial Ostrich hit by car after activists 'free' it from circus An ostrich at a circus in Munich was hit by a car and died shortly after animal rights activists opened its cage. https://www.thelocal.de/20160420/ostrich-dies-after-being-freed-by-animal-rights-activists Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:27:16 +0200 ostrich-dies-after-being-freed-by-animal-rights-activists Five of the best German April Fools' pranks Germany didn't quite live up to its reputation for humourlessness on April Fools' Day, with newspapers, businesses and even the police joining in the fun this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20160401/five-of-the-best-german-april-fools-pranks Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:01:57 +0200 five-of-the-best-german-april-fools-pranks US medic training on live pigs faces opposition A US company that trains military medics in field operations using live pigs is trying to bring its courses to Germany. Animal rights group PETA believes the company is using US Army protection to bypass German animal protection laws. https://www.thelocal.de/20111018/38195 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:53:00 +0200 38195 Poultry producer accused of massive animal abuse German poultry producer Wiesenhof has been accused of gravely mistreating thousands of chickens and violating animal protection laws, but the company alleges that activists actually encouraged the abuse. https://www.thelocal.de/20100112/24521 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:30:00 +0100 24521 Germans eat three more eggs for Easter Germany was hit by eggs-traordinary news on Saturday morning as it was revealed that they consume an average of three more eggs per person in the Easter month. https://www.thelocal.de/20090404/18441 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:52:00 +0200 18441 High court rules against PETA Holocaust ad campaign Germany's high court on Thursday banned an advertising campaign by animal rights group PETA comparing animals in a slaughter house to Jews in Nazi concentration camps. https://www.thelocal.de/20090326/18261 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:57:00 +0100 18261