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 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 A drove of wild boar have horrified cemetery workers in Cologne by overturning the earth in a grisly search for essential protein. https://www.thelocal.de/20160318/wild-boar-cause-havoc-in-cologne-graveyard Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:24:00 +0100 wild-boar-cause-havoc-in-cologne-graveyard A German pig farmer who posted a web feed on Facebook with live updates from his pigsty was surprised to receive more than 1,000 outraged comments in just a few days from users shocked at the "animal hell" it showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20130123/47493 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:07:00 +0100 47493 New animal welfare laws ruling out piglet castration without anaesthetic could soon leave pork meat with a musky smell, prompting a scientific scramble to prevent stinky schnitzel and sausages. https://www.thelocal.de/20120814/44343 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:23:00 +0200 44343 A “monster pig” broke out of its pen in the middle of the night and blocked traffic near Alsfeld because drivers were too frightened to get out of their cars and move the sow, police in the state of Hesse said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090225/17655 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:25:00 +0100 17655 Three live pigs fell off a truck on its way to a slaughterhouse on Wednesday, police in German state of North Rhine-Westphalia reported. One pig was run over, one pig hid in the woods, and one “ghost pig” ran into oncoming traffic. https://www.thelocal.de/20081216/16183 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:22:00 +0100 16183 Growing hordes of wild boars are causing a dramatic surge in traffic accidents, according to German Hunting Association (DJV). https://www.thelocal.de/20081023/15087 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:06:00 +0200 15087