The Local Italy 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 Grunting pigs avert cattle raid in Campania An attempted cattle raid at a farm in the Campania region was sabotaged…by grunting pigs. https://www.thelocal.it/20141217/grunting-pigs-avert-cattle-raid-in-campania Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:58:00 +0100 grunting-pigs-avert-cattle-raid-in-campania Man almost fed to pigs over drugs feud A member of a drugs trafficking gang from Puglia was almost fed to pigs over a botched cocaine deal in Turin. https://www.thelocal.it/20140924/man-almost-fed-to-pigs-over-drugs-feud Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:14:00 +0200 man-almost-fed-to-pigs-over-drugs-feud 'We're very worried by rise of Nazis in Europe' Jews in Italy have seen walls smeared with swastikas and had pig's heads delivered to their doors in recent months, but the head of the Jewish Community, Riccardo Pacifici, insists Italy remains a much better place to be Jewish than many other European countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20140326/italy-is-an-island-of-happiness-for-jews Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:27:00 +0100 italy-is-an-island-of-happiness-for-jews Jewish chief defies Italy's anti-Semites Riccardo Pacifici, who lost his grandparents at the Auschwitz concentration camp, presides over Rome’s Jewish Community. The Local finds out why he was in the news this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20140307/the-jewish-group-chief-who-lost-family-at-auschwitz Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:55:00 +0100 the-jewish-group-chief-who-lost-family-at-auschwitz Pig's head sent to home of Jewish group chief A box containing a pig’s head was sent to the home of Riccardo Pacifici, the president of the Rome Jewish Community, days after similar packages were sent to the city’s synagogue and museum. https://www.thelocal.it/20140306/pigs-head-sent-to-home-of-jewish-group-chief Thu, 06 Mar 2014 12:10:00 +0100 pigs-head-sent-to-home-of-jewish-group-chief Italian farmers hold pigs protest against imports Italian farmers brought pigs to parliament on Thursday in an unusual Christmas season protest against foreign food imports used to make classic Italian products such as pasta, mozzarella cheese and prosciutto ham. https://www.thelocal.it/20131205/italian-farmers-hold-pigs-protest-against-foreign-foods Thu, 05 Dec 2013 13:15:00 +0100 italian-farmers-hold-pigs-protest-against-foreign-foods Mafia boss was 'fed alive to pigs' A mafia boss was "fed alive to pigs" as a result of a feud with a rival clan, police in Calabria have revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20131127/mafia-boss-was-fed-alive-to-pigs Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:40:00 +0100 mafia-boss-was-fed-alive-to-pigs Pig's head dumped at politician's home A severed pig's head has been dumped at the Salerno home of an Italian politician, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20131127/pigs-head-dumped-at-mps-home Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:40:00 +0100 pigs-head-dumped-at-mps-home