https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Frenchman has been sentenced to prison for burying his dog alive, an act that sparked anger on social media across France at the time. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160629/frenchman-sentenced-to-jail-for-burying-dog-alive Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:34:59 +0200 frenchman-sentenced-to-jail-for-burying-dog-alive At least that's what a French animal rights organization is hoping once viewers see how young ducklings are killed in a masher after failing to make the grade for the delicacy. The images may shock some viewers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151221/warning-this-video-may-put-you-off-foie-gras Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:08:03 +0100 warning-this-video-may-put-you-off-foie-gras Photos of a dog buried alive up to its head in France sparked an outpouring of anger on social media Wednesday and police said the owner was taken into custody. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150805/dog-buried-alive-in-france-sparks-social-media-fury Wed, 05 Aug 2015 14:32:32 +0200 dog-buried-alive-in-france-sparks-social-media-fury A Frenchman was due in court this week for killing his cat by throwing it into the washing machine in a fit of rage after the feline knocked over his statue of Buddha. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140507/frenchman-kills-cat-for-knocking-over-buddha-statue Wed, 07 May 2014 18:59:00 +0200 frenchman-kills-cat-for-knocking-over-buddha-statue A dog owner appeared before a court in a Paris suburb this week for hanging his pet pedigree "Pollux" in his garage. The man said he killed the dog "in a panic" after it bit his daughter. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130905/man-hangs-dog-in-garage-for-biting-daughter Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:22:00 +0200 man-hangs-dog-in-garage-for-biting-daughter After a protest against bullfighting in south-western France left a man in a coma over the weekend, The Local asks two key figures from either side of the argument whether the tradition should be protected or eradicated from French life. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130826/bullfighting-is-a-french-tradition-im-sick-of-the-protests Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:00:00 +0200 bullfighting-is-a-french-tradition-im-sick-of-the-protests Local police and bullfight organizers have been accused of "brutality and savagery" in forcibly ejecting anti-bullfighting protestors from an arena in south-western France over the weekend (see video below.) One man was left with serious head injuries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130826/video-police-accused-of-savagery-over-bullfight-protest Mon, 26 Aug 2013 12:25:00 +0200 video-police-accused-of-savagery-over-bullfight-protest A 25-year-old man accused of paying €4,500 for an African girl, who was treated like a 'modern day slave' at his home in southern France will go on trial today. The 14-year-old victim was allegedly whipped with a belt and banned from going to school. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130315/trial-for-man-who-paid-4500-for-african-slave-girl Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:20:00 +0100 trial-for-man-who-paid-4500-for-african-slave-girl The owner of a stud farm in the northern French region of Normandy has been handed a one year suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay damages to a vulnerable Cambodian refugee, whom she employed for slave labour. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130220/french-stud-owner-exploited-refugee-slave Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:47:00 +0100 french-stud-owner-exploited-refugee-slave Slavery may have been abolished in France over 160 years ago but word has clearly taken a while to get around after reports emerged on Thursday that a couple living in France had allegedly paid €4,500 for a 14-year-old girl from the Ivory Coast to be a maid at their home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130214/french-couple-pay-4500-for-african-slave-girl Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:05:00 +0100 french-couple-pay-4500-for-african-slave-girl