https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Four adorable miniature pigs have found new homes over the winter after their owners' appeal for help went viral in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20151023/piggy-pets-find-new-winter-homes-in-sweden Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:40:00 +0200 piggy-pets-find-new-winter-homes-in-sweden UPDATED: A Swedish farmer is mystified about the disappearance of 64 pigs from his farmyard in the town of Vingåker, central Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20150731/64-pigs-vanish-from-swedish-farm Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:55:27 +0200 64-pigs-vanish-from-swedish-farm UPDATED: Swedish supermarket giant Ica has promised action after it emerged that hundreds of thousands of underweight piglets are killed every year in Denmark by banging their heads against the floor. https://www.thelocal.se/20150223/swedish-anger-over-baby-piglets-killed-in-denmark Mon, 23 Feb 2015 14:13:00 +0100 swedish-anger-over-baby-piglets-killed-in-denmark A random sampling of Danish and German pork sold in Stockholm supermarkets has revealed the presence of the resistant MRSA bacteria. https://www.thelocal.se/20141113/pork-containing-mrsa-found-in-swedish-stores Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:31:00 +0100 pork-containing-mrsa-found-in-swedish-stores Almost a hundred pigs made a lucky escape on New Years Eve after the roof of their pigsty collapsed under the weight of the snow. https://www.thelocal.se/20101231/31178 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:29:00 +0100 31178 However, across Europe, pigs can still be legally fed with feed containing pig blood, disgusting Agriculture Minister Eskil Erlandsson, who called it "shocking." https://www.thelocal.se/20100622/27392 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:00:00 +0200 27392 Lars Hultström has resigned as chair of Swedish Meats and all other leadership positions. Hultström owns one of the pig farms at the heart of an animal rights scandal. https://www.thelocal.se/20091129/23544 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:54:00 +0100 23544 Living conditions for Swedish pigs are worse than previously realized, an animal rights group claims, citing its own video evidence. https://www.thelocal.se/20091124/23442 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:25:00 +0100 23442 On Friday morning, a father and his daughter discovered an unpleasant Midsummer surprise at the entry of a police station in Helsingborg when they found two pigs, apparently slumbering. https://www.thelocal.se/20090620/20178 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:38:00 +0200 20178 Living pigs have been scalded to death at four large Swedish meat processing plants, according to the National Food Administration (Livsmedelsverket). https://www.thelocal.se/20090317/18258 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:49:00 +0100 18258 A Swedish teenager who made oinking noises as he walked past two police officers has been convicted for the insult and ordered pay a fine. https://www.thelocal.se/20090304/17978 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:59:00 +0100 17978