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 breed of hairy Hungarian pig which had nearly disappeared in Europe is once again thriving in the hills of southeast France -- ironically thanks to ham lovers who have high hopes for the animal's famed fat. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181007/french-ham-fans-bring-hungarian-pigs-back-from-the-brink Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:40:59 +0200 french-ham-fans-bring-hungarian-pigs-back-from-the-brink More than 100 pigs were killed on France’s cross-country A10 motorway after the truck that was carrying them lost control and overturned. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180810/pig-massacre-on-french-motorways-as-truck-overturns Fri, 10 Aug 2018 19:51:40 +0200 pig-massacre-on-french-motorways-as-truck-overturns Dozens of live pigs tumbled out of a truck that overturned on a French motorway Wednesday, but showed little appetite for their sudden freedom. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160114/french-motorway-accident-shows-that-pigs-dont-fly Thu, 14 Jan 2016 08:15:22 +0100 french-motorway-accident-shows-that-pigs-dont-fly A court in eastern France on Wednesday ordered a pig farm to pay damages to a former employee, who judges found had gone deaf because of the constant squeals of the pigs he was in charge of. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130911/french-court-blames-deafness-on-squealing-pigs Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:26:00 +0200 french-court-blames-deafness-on-squealing-pigs French pig farmers, up in arms against the influx of foreign pork into France, have taken matters into their own hands this week and set up road blocks to inspect trucks carrying meat. The farmers say they are losing €10,000 per month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130514/stricken-french-pig-farmers-target-foreign-meat Tue, 14 May 2013 17:04:00 +0200 stricken-french-pig-farmers-target-foreign-meat