Cat hungover after seven week boozing session
When pet cat Aljosha disappeared from his home in North Rhine-Westphalia for seven weeks, his owner feared the worst. But Aljosha hadn't gone far – he'd been holed up in a neighbour's wine cellar lapping up €40 worth of Riesling.
Breeding Sphynx cats is animal cruelty: court
A Berlin court has ordered a cat owner to have her hairless Sphynx cat castrated – because it would be animal cruelty to let the naked pet breed.
Four-legged Bavarian hitch-hiker gets free ride
Lack of a thumb to stick out didn't stop one dog in Bavaria getting from A to B this week – when it played dead to hitch a ride with a local motorist.
Firemen save parrot, owner from 20m perch
Fire fighters in Lower Saxony had a double rescue mission on their hands this week, when a pet parrot got stuck in a tree – and then so did his owner.
More than 6,000 have left Europe for Isis jihad: EU
EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová told French newspaper Le Figaro on Monday that Europeans who have gone to join jihadist Isis fighters in Syria may number more than 6,000.
Cat checks himself into animal home
A homeless cat has checked himself in to an animal shelter in Berlin. The ginger stray found his way to the home and decided to stay, but the shelter is now looking for a new owner for him.