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14/05/2012 - France

French pensioner ready to die to stop pet wild boar being seized

An 83-year-old former wine-grower says that he’d rather die than let game-wardens take away a wild boar he has reared at his home since finding it in the wild 14 months ago.

The haggling over Halal meat
06/03/2012 - On-the-spot France

The haggling over Halal meat

Halal meat has become a controversial topic in France.

27/01/2012 - France

French police Taser pig

French police used a Taser on a pig running wild in the streets of a town near Paris on Wednesday, the Le Parisien paper reports.

19/01/2012 - France - European Union

Europe threatens crackdown on French battery hen farmers

The European Commission is to crack down on French farmers found guilty of mistreating battery hens.

French animal shelters struggle with abandoned pets
31/08/2011 - On-the-spot France

French animal shelters struggle with abandoned pets

French people might be known as dog lovers, but according to some animal rights groups, France also has the highest rate of animal abandonment in Europe.

28/07/2011 - France - Germany

French fury over German food fair's foie gras ban

A diplomatic spat has blown up between France and Germany over a Cologne food fair’s decision to ban French foie gras, the fattened liver of ducks or geese.

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