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 Public officials have called for owners to quarantine cats showing suspect symptoms after a housecat in the Tuscan town of Arezzo contracted a rare virus and started biting its owners. https://www.thelocal.it/20200702/italys-cat-owners-told-to-look-out-for-signs-of-rabies-like-mystery-virus Thu, 02 Jul 2020 11:43:28 +0200 italys-cat-owners-told-to-look-out-for-signs-of-rabies-like-mystery-virus Long the preserve of stray cats, the Largo di Torre Argentina will reopen to the public from 2021. https://www.thelocal.it/20190220/rome-largo-di-torre-argentina-open-to-the-public Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:18:57 +0100 rome-largo-di-torre-argentina-open-to-the-public Bisceglie, Puglia is a seaside town, located in the upper heel of Italy's boot and home to around 55,000 people. https://www.thelocal.it/20170619/why-an-army-of-toy-cats-has-appeared-in-an-italian-seaside-town-rubbish-rats Mon, 19 Jun 2017 13:34:27 +0200 why-an-army-of-toy-cats-has-appeared-in-an-italian-seaside-town-rubbish-rats A cat sanctuary on a remote Sardinian beach, where visitors can play with kitties in the surf or watch them lounging on the sand, has been named one of the island's best tourist destinations by travel website, TripAdvisor. https://www.thelocal.it/20160526/this-cat-filled-beach-has-been-named-one-of-sardinias-top-tourist-spots Thu, 26 May 2016 13:30:20 +0200 this-cat-filled-beach-has-been-named-one-of-sardinias-top-tourist-spots A Rome mayoral candidate has promised to solve the city's well-documented rat problem by deploying 500,000 cats to catch the rodents. https://www.thelocal.it/20160413/rome-mayor-hopeful-wants-to-deploy-500k-cats-to-combat-citys-rat-invasion Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:01:07 +0200 rome-mayor-hopeful-wants-to-deploy-500k-cats-to-combat-citys-rat-invasion Stray cats in the northern Italian city of Bologna got some good news this week when they inherited a city-centre apartment worth €230,000. https://www.thelocal.it/20151203/bologna-cats-inherit-plush-apartment Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:33:08 +0100 bologna-cats-inherit-plush-apartment The managers of a pizzeria in the northern Italian province of Alessandria have been charged after 20 dead dogs and a cat were found in the property. https://www.thelocal.it/20150616/dead-dogs-and-cats-found-in-pizzerias-freezer Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:00:00 +0200 dead-dogs-and-cats-found-in-pizzerias-freezer Poor families in Milan will soon be able to take their pets to the vet for free, with the opening of a new "house of animals", city hall said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140331/poor-pets-get-free-vet-in-milan Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:50:00 +0200 poor-pets-get-free-vet-in-milan A man purporting to be a feline friend adopted "meaty" cats from shelters across Brianza, a province in northern Italy, and would then cook and serve them to friends for dinner. https://www.thelocal.it/20140127/italian-man-ate-adopted-cats-for-dinner-with-friends Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:12:00 +0100 italian-man-ate-adopted-cats-for-dinner-with-friends The owner of an apartment in Viterbo, Lazio, had a nasty surprise when he called in on his flat and found 20 dead black cats crammed into a freezer. He made the grim discovery just days before Halloween, so police are not ruling out the theory that the animals might have been part of a ritual to honour the dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20131031/landlord-finds-20-dead-black-cats-in-freezer Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:17:00 +0100 landlord-finds-20-dead-black-cats-in-freezer Around-the-clock room service, a view over Italy’s stunning scenery, a private chauffeur. What more could you want? One hotelier in northern Italy thinks they've come up with the answer - by inviting your pets to come and stay. https://www.thelocal.it/20131015/in-pictures-italys-pet-hotel Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:59:00 +0200 in-pictures-italys-pet-hotel More cats have been reported poisoned on the luxury island of Capri, south of Naples, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20130926/cat-massacre-continues-to-blight-capri Thu, 26 Sep 2013 11:34:08 +0200 cat-massacre-continues-to-blight-capri A €2,000 reward will be paid to the person who catches the Via Stamen “cat killer” in Foggia. Tests proved the cats were killed by "poisoned meatballs". https://www.thelocal.it/20130709/2000-bounty-for-poisoned-meatballs-cat-killer Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:20:00 +0200 2000-bounty-for-poisoned-meatballs-cat-killer