https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed As well as the thousands of human victims of Italy's recent earthquakes, there are plenty of animals who have been injured, traumatized or even trapped under the rubble of the quake. https://www.thelocal.it/20161101/video-firefighters-save-cats-and-dogs-from-earthquake-rubble Tue, 01 Nov 2016 11:34:53 +0100 video-firefighters-save-cats-and-dogs-from-earthquake-rubble One month on from the earthquake that devastated Amatrice, most residents are just starting to come to terms with the loss, as authorities rush to move the last people out of the temporary tent camp and into local hotels or other accommodation. https://www.thelocal.it/20160926/cat-rescued-after-over-a-month-trapped-in-quake-rubble Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:34:08 +0200 cat-rescued-after-over-a-month-trapped-in-quake-rubble There were rare scenes of joy in earthquake-hit Amatrice on Monday, when a fortunate cat was rescued from the ruins of a collapsed home and returned to its tearful owner. https://www.thelocal.it/20160830/lucky-cat-saved-from-earthquake-rubble-after-6-days Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:01:00 +0200 lucky-cat-saved-from-earthquake-rubble-after-6-days An elderly woman was sleeping as flames began to engulf her house in north-west Italy, but luckily her cats were on hand to wake her up, allowing her to escape the blaze. https://www.thelocal.it/20151204/hero-cats-save-elderly-italian-from-fire Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:06:56 +0100 hero-cats-save-elderly-italian-from-fire A Syrian refugee will be granted her wish this Easter after staff at a Swedish animal shelter rescued her long lost cat from quarantine in Sicily. https://www.thelocal.it/20150401/swedes-rescue-syrian-refugees-cat-in-sicily Wed, 01 Apr 2015 09:30:55 +0200 swedes-rescue-syrian-refugees-cat-in-sicily Actor Steve Coogan and Philomena Lee, an Irishwoman whose story of her son being taken away from her by a Catholic institution was turned into the film Philomena, on Wednesday met the Pope, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140206/woman-behind-philomena-film-meets-pope Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:14:00 +0100 woman-behind-philomena-film-meets-pope The charred remains of a chained-up dog have been found in Rome, thought to be the victim of a violent attack, Italian media has reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20131213/dog-tortured-and-burnt-to-death-in-rome Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:46:00 +0100 dog-tortured-and-burnt-to-death-in-rome A group of teenagers in the city of Brindisi, Puglia, have caused an uproar after a video of them throwing a cat around was posted on a social networking site in what an animal rights campaigner described as "fame-seeking". https://www.thelocal.it/20131022/fame-seeking-cat-throwers-spark-outrage Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:28:00 +0200 fame-seeking-cat-throwers-spark-outrage A cat high on cocaine was found by police as they raided an apartment in the north-eastern town of Villorba, near Treviso, for drugs. https://www.thelocal.it/20130717/cocaine-cat-caught-up-in-drug-raid Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:46:00 +0200 cocaine-cat-caught-up-in-drug-raid