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 A pet bunny escaped and hitchhiked 70 kilometres on an unusual road trip in central Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170927/brave-baby-rabbit-hitchhikes-70-kilometres-in-sweden Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:36:23 +0200 brave-baby-rabbit-hitchhikes-70-kilometres-in-sweden Renting an animal over the summer is becoming all the more popular in Sweden, with kids favouring rabbits while pensioners opt to foster hens. https://www.thelocal.se/20140527/rent-a-rabbit-scheme-takes-off Tue, 27 May 2014 11:56:00 +0200 rent-a-rabbit-scheme-takes-off A spat between rival figure-skating clubs in southern Sweden left children receiving death threats, a pet rabbit slaughtered, and police and club members alike in a frenzied search for clues that has so far proven fruitless. https://www.thelocal.se/20131209/pet-bunny-slaughtered-in-cut-throat-figure-skating-feud Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:55:00 +0100 pet-bunny-slaughtered-in-cut-throat-figure-skating-feud Swedes are eating an increasing amount of meat each year and in order to reduce the effect this has on the climate, Swedes ought to change beef or chicken for rabbit meat, according to an expert from the University of Agricultural Sciences. https://www.thelocal.se/20120220/39218 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:47:00 +0100 39218 Move over Bugs – a Swedish bunny is rapidly becoming the most popular rabbit in the world! https://www.thelocal.se/20120202/38882 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:08:00 +0100 38882 Police hunting for a bunny burglar believed to have pinched 11 pet rabbits since the New Year in Säffle in northern Sweden have found their first suspect – a fox, but residents remain unconvinced the culprit has four legs. https://www.thelocal.se/20120120/38626 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:46:00 +0100 38626 Rabbit owners in Säffle in western Sweden are hopping mad after the media attention given to their stolen pets seems to have caused even more bunny burglaries. https://www.thelocal.se/20120116/38532 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:02:00 +0100 38532 National broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) has sustained a wave of outraged reactions from viewers after a news programme showed excerpts from the slaughter of rabbits. https://www.thelocal.se/20101028/29868 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:00:00 +0200 29868 Hundreds of well-bred rabbits took the opportunity to make new acquaintances and reproduce when a roof collapsed at Sweden's premier rabbit show in Nyköping in February. https://www.thelocal.se/20100410/26002 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:09:00 +0200 26002 A roof collapsed on Sweden's largest rabbit show in the early hours of Saturday morning leaving more than a thousand furry animals trapped inside the building. https://www.thelocal.se/20100220/25112 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:11:00 +0100 25112 An insatiable eagle has been reported to the police after it attacked and killed a little girl's pet rabbit in a garden on the island of Väddö in the Stockholm archipelago. https://www.thelocal.se/20091104/23064 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:06:00 +0100 23064