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French MP calls for mice-hunting cats at presidential palace

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:47:53 +0200

A cat-loving MP is campaigning for felines to be allowed into the official residence of the President of France to deal with a mouse invasion.

French researchers win 'funny Nobel' for investigating whether cats are both solid and liquid

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 18:43:40 +0200

Can cats be both solid and liquid? A French researcher who delved into this conundrum has been honoured with an Ig Nobel prize - an alternative award honouring research that 'first makes people laugh, then makes them think'.

Jilted Frenchman jailed for burning girlfriend’s cat alive

Tue, 02 Feb 2016 09:31:41 +0100

A Frenchman who burned his girlfriend’s cat alive in a jealous rage before throwing it from the seventh floor window was handed a two--year prison sentence on Monday.

Cat returns after 1,200km trek across France

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:39:00 +0100

A cat that disappeared one and a half years ago found its way back to its delighted owner after journeying 1,200 km across France from Provence to Normandy.

The French just don't do cute cats, says Buzzfeed

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:04:00 +0100

The French are immune to the charms of cute cats and prefer politicians, at least when it comes to sharing stories online. That's according to the all-conquering viral news and entertainment website BuzzFeed anyway.

VIDEO: Inside Paris’s first luxury hotel for cats

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:28:00 +0200

It was only a matter of time before the world’s most visited city extended its luxury lodging options to pets as well. Here's a look inside Paris’s first ever hotel just for cats, which naturally comes complete with a "gourmet" food menu and a games room.

VIDEO: Paris set to get its first 'cat hotel'

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:35:00 +0100

Three months after France’s first ever cat café opened its doors in Paris, the capital is set to become home to its first ever hotel devoted exclusively to the feline species. "Only in Paris!" we hear you say?

GALLERY: France's first 'cat café' opens in Paris

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:39:00 +0200

Cat-lovers are flocking to one place only these days – the Café des Chats in Paris, where customers can stroke a kitty while sipping a cappuccino. Curiosity got the better of The Local, so we had a peek around, and brought a camera with us.

French woman savagely attacked by... cats

Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:37:00 +0200

A band of wild cats pounced on a French woman this week and attacked her as she walked her pet dog. The traumatised woman was reportedly left with a gashed artery and bites to her arms and legs in what a vet said was an unprecedented assault.

Animal rights groups slam Paris 'cat café' plan

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:55:00 +0200

Plans to open a café in Paris, where stressed or lonely clients can stroke a cat while sipping a coffee, have angered some animal rights groups in France. One activist said he didn’t want the animals reduced to “teddy bears.”

Great pussy purge puzzles French town

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:02:58 +0100

In 2011, several hundred cats disappeared in the town of Angers. Animal protection groups suspect that a fur trafficker or a madmen might be attacking the cats.