Barcelona News
Spain's top court overturns Catalonia bullfighting ban
Barcelona mayor vows to resist contentious court decision.
Spain’s top court has overturned a ban on bullfighting in the Catalonia region, almost five years after it was introduced, declaring it "u...
Brussels News
Microchips for cats in Brussels
Obligatory chipping and registration for all cats in the Brussels region.
All kittens in the Brussels region are to be fitted with microchips and registered in a centralised system before the age o...
Berlin News
Berlin displays Europe's first T-Rex skeleton
Europe's first complete T-Rex skeleton at Berlin's Natural History Museum.
The first complete and original Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton to be constructed in Europe has gone on public display at Berli...
Dublin News
Airfield farm reopens in Dundrum
Working farm in Dundrum reopens after three-year renovation
Airfield Farm in the affluent south Dublin suburb of Dundrum officially reopened to the public in mid-April following a three-year, &euro...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen zoo culls four lions
Copenhagen Zoo has killed four lions (two old parents and their two cubs) to make way for a new male lion from another city for breeding with two females at the zoo.
The culling of the lions comes...
Berlin News
Tourists to Berlin who are accompanied by their dogs will have to pay an added sum on their hotel bills.
From the beginning of 2014 visitors to Berlin are paying a five per cent hotel tax on top of...
Vienna News
Schőnbrunn zoo reopens after day of ice
Bad weather in Austria closed the Schőnbrunn zoo for the first time in 260 years on 3 February. Dangerous black ice made it impossible to open the zoo grounds to visitors and although most of the...
Vienna News
Visitors to Vienna’s aquarium (Haus des Meeres) in Esterhazy park can now watch Caribbean hammer sharks, stingrays, and other exotic species in a new 150,000 litre tank at the top of the 50-m Fl...
Berlin News
Berlin wins rights to Knut the Polar Bear
The Berlin Zoo has won its battle to keep the rights to the name Knut, the popular polar bear it bred in captivity until it unexpectedly died in 2011.
The name generates a large income for the Berl...
Dublin News
Two fairs a year for Dublin’s Smithfield
Dublin City Council has ruled that the historic Smithfield horse fair will now take place just twice a year, rather than the current monthly event.
The fairs will be held on the first Sunday of Mar...
Paris News
Foxes are back in the centre of Paris and have been seen at the Jardin du Luxembourg and the Place de la République. However it is estimated that there are many fewer than the urban fox populat...
Istanbul News
If you have traveled or if you live in Turkey, particularly in Istanbul, you must have noticed the large number of cats and dogs roaming the streets. However, there are no reliable statistics of the n...
Amsterdam News
Dutch recession affects horses
Over 4,500 horses have been put down in the Netherlands in the first six months of 2012 compared with 3,400 in the whole of 2011 according to a report in the daily tabloid NRC.next.
According to th...
Paris News
United Buddy Bears show in Paris
United Buddy Bears are on show near the Eiffel Tower to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the twinning of Paris and Berlin and the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty which marked the official recon...
Berlin News
Berlin’s town pigeons on the decrease
The number of town pigeons in Berlin is estimated to have fallen to 10,000 from 30,000 in 2001 according to a report from the nature protection association Nabu, one of largest in Germany.
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