Unknown attackers rip heads off 40 chickens
A farmer in central Germany woke up on Sunday morning to the horrifying sight of 40 of his chickens with their heads ripped off by brute force.
Berlin street traders 'sold hats made of dog fur'
Berliners were outraged this week after it emerged that some tourist souvenir stands are selling hats made of dog fur. The Local headed to sightseeing hotspots to investigate.
Woman tries to take pony abroad in a car boot
A woman from Lower Saxony was stopped by police on Tuesday – for trying to carry a Shetland Pony out of the country in the boot of her Fiat Panda.
Institute to end 'monkey torture' programme
After graphic pictures emerged of distressed and unconscious monkeys bleeding from the head at the Max Planck Institute in Tübingen, the world-renowned research centre announced on Sunday that it will close its primate research programme.
Munich man hurls white mice at passersby
Police in Munich had to intervene to stop a drunk man attacking passersby with mice on Thursday morning, reports the Augsburger Allgemeine.
'Zoo' of exotic animals found in Bavaria
Three people appeared in court on Wednesday after authorities found over 500 exotic animals in their apartment in Ebersberg, Bavaria.
Police find 104 rabbits in Stuttgart flat
Police in Stuttgart were in for a hopping surprise when they searched a flat on Tuesday and found it full to bursting with furry mammals.