The German government has decided it prefers a voluntary agreement with chicken farmers to binding legal rules to stop the practice of shredding male chicks.
Two weeks ago, a German chicken-farming couple thought themselves lucky when they discovered a sizeable 184-gram egg - until their hen laid an even bigger one.
Thousands of Berliners have signed a petition to keep a police dog together with his handler after finding out that the two were going to be separated.
Germany's highest court on Thursday threw out a challenge against a ban on bestiality brought by two individuals who "feel sexually attracted to animals".
It appears that an animal lover’s hopes of keeping a parrot menagerie have shuffled off its mortal coil - after their squawking ruffled a few too many feathers.
Zoos across Germany are trying to tempt visitors in this Valentine's weekend with information about the love life of animals – but there's plenty of interesting facts amid the marketing.
Wolves are once again roaming the forests of Germany after being wiped out over a century ago. The government is now providing nearly half a million Euros to teach people how to live with them in peace.
Customers officers did a double-take at Munich airport last week when a suitcase belonging to a man arriving from Thailand turned out to contain the reeking skull of an unfortunate ape.
Eight dead sperm whales have washed up on a German beach, just weeks after 12 of the giant mammals were found dead at other sites on the North Sea, officials said Monday.
In a unique event, two sperm whales have washed up together on the German North Sea coast. Experts suspect the pair mistakenly took a detour into the shallow waters between Britain and Europe.
There was a special delivery to the Tierpark zoo in the former East of the capital this week – left-over Christmas trees for the elephant herd to chow down on.
After some children killed a beaver with a firecracker near Berlin, animal protectionists called for people celebrate new year without using fireworks.
Almost ten years ago “Nico” disappeared without trace. His owners had long since given up hope of ever seeing him again. But then, just as mysteriously, he suddenly reappeared.
Police in Hesse used live ammunition to shoot a stray bull on a busy road in central Germany, using two weapons to down the animal, newly released video shows.
Rabbit breeding: it's not exactly a typical hobby for a ten-year-old. But for Tim Behringer, it's a way of life - and last month, the young Bavarian received an international award for his hard work.
Species is no barrier for Germany's four-legged population, it seems, as for the second time in as many months, a wild boar has cosied up to a herd of cows.
Dortmund zoo has suffered the second mysterious death of an animal within just a few weeks, as a penguin was found dead soon after the suspected killing of a sea lion.
A wolf has been found dead near a motorway in Baden-Württemberg - the second time in recent months one of the rare predators has been found dead in the southern state.
