Parasite prompts pooch smooch warning
The National Veterinary Institute in Sweden (SVA) has warned dog lovers to avoid canine kisses after a potentially fatal parasite was discovered in th...
Mother and child held captive in Sweden snake pit flat
A mother and baby who were trapped in a Stockholm apartment with several poisonous snakes have been rescued by police.
Swede bites head off mouse in sick phone film
A 23 year-old Swede who bit the head off a live mouse while his friends filmed it on a mobile phone, has been charged with animal cruelty offences. Th...
New Arctic species may be created by climate change
A researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has said that climate change could lead to greater inter-species breeding.
Fur flies in Swedish rabbit show disaster
Over a thousand rabbits were trapped inside the hall of Sweden’s largest rabbit show last weekend after a roof collapsed leading to tragic loss of lif...
Bestiality ban called for in Denmark
The Danish organisation Dyrenes Venner (Friends of the Animals) is launching a new petition which calls for bestiality to be outlawed in Denmark.
The alarming rise of pig abuse in Denmark
In Denmark, an increasingly high number of pigs are arriving at slaughterhouses with visible injuries caused from being beaten with planks and chains.
Norway’s lemmings threatened by global warming
In one of the first compelling examples of the impact global warming will have on nature and wildlife, Norway’s lemming population appears to be on th...