Rabbits

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Sheep herding Swedish bunny hops to net fame

Society: 2 Feb 12
A Swedish rabbit has hopped into the hearts of YouTube viewers worldwide thanks to a video displaying his impressive sheep herding skills. READ »

Cops finger fox in 'copy-cat' rabbit robberies

Society: 20 Jan 12
Police hunting for a bunny burglar believed to have pinched 11 pet rabbits since the New Year in Säffle in northern Sweden have found their first suspect – a fox, but residents remain unconvinced the culprit has four legs. READ »

Swedish town struck by 'copy-cat' bunny burglar

Society: 16 Jan 12
After a string of pet rabbits went missing from a town in western Sweden, bunny-loving residents are hopping mad that the disappearances may be the work of a copy-cat thief inspired by recent media attention on the case. READ »

Sweden's top children's playgrounds

Lifestyle: 1 Jul 11
With the summer sun in the ascendancy, it’s time to lather on the sunscreen, pack a picnic, and head out to explore some of the 50,000 playgrounds on offer across Sweden. The Local’s Karen Holst tips some of the country’s best. READ »

Sweden imports foreign trash

Business & Money: 10 Feb 11
Sweden does not generate enough rubbish and 600,000 tonnes of foreign refuse were imported in 2010 to meet demand from district heating plants. READ »

What's On in Sweden: December 10th - 16th

Lifestyle: 9 Dec 10
What’s on in Sweden: British punks in Stockholm, American scratchers in Gothenburg and a study of entertainment in Malmö. READ »

Outrage after rabbit slaughter broadcast

National: 28 Oct 10
Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television has sustained a wave of outraged reactions from viewers after a news programme showed excerpts of the slaughter of rabbits. READ »

Father of test tube babies claims Nobel in medicine

Science & Technology: 4 Oct 10
The first of the 2010 Nobel Prizes, the prize for medicine, has been awarded to British researcher Robert Edwards for his work on in-vitro fertilization. READ »

Three men jailed after rabbit torture trial

National: 23 Apr 10
A Swedish court jailed three men on Friday for torturing two rabbits in Stockholm last year. The court served the three men with prison terms ranging from two to four months, while a fourth man was fined. READ »

Courtroom chaos as rabbit torture trial opens

National: 16 Apr 10
Police were forced to eject several people from Södertörn district court on Thursday as four men faced trial on animal cruelty charges after setting light to several rabbits. READ »

'Aroused' rabbits reproduced in tennis club wreckage

National: 10 Apr 10
Hundreds of well-bred rabbits took the opportunity to make new acquaintances and reproduce when a roof collapsed at Sweden's premier rabbit show in Nyköping in February. READ »

Rabbit abuser reprimanded for animal welfare violations

National: 27 Mar 10
A farmer in southern Sweden has been reprimanded by animal welfare authorities for the severe neglect of more than 100 animals. READ »

Hundreds of rabbits hit as roof caves in

National: 20 Feb 10
A roof collapsed on Sweden's largest rabbit show in the early hours of Saturday morning leaving more than a thousand furry animals trapped inside the building. READ »

Snow strains buildings to breaking point

National: 20 Feb 10
Heavy snowfall in southern and central parts of Sweden has caused several roofs to cave in, while rail authorities have called a halt to a number of train services amid continuing extreme weather conditions. READ »

Stockholm's bunnies burned to keep Swedes warm

Society: 12 Oct 09
The bodies of thousands of rabbits culled every year from Stockholm parks are being used to fuel a heating plant in central Sweden. READ »

Vacant pet store filled with dead animals

Society: 22 Sep 09
A chance look by police into an abandoned pet store in western Sweden revealed a gruesome discovery. READ »

Migration agency used anti-Muslim lawyer

National: 24 Jun 09
A lawyer contracted by the Swedish Migration Board to represent asylum seekers has a personal blog in which he refers to Islam as a “psychosocial disease”. READ »

Easter bunny popular fare

National: 11 Apr 09
Rabbit meat is becoming an increasingly popular item on the Swedish dinner table, with demand peaking at Easter time, farmers say. Some 300,000 rabbits are slaughtered each year in Sweden. READ »

Winter city guides for parents and kids: Malmö

Lifestyle: 18 Nov 08
Jennifer Heape checks out what Malmö has to offer in terms of entertainment and activities for families with kids this winter. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Saturday, Oct 18

Lifestyle: 16 Oct 08
Discover the night-time jewels of the city in the south with the aid of recommendations from The Local in association with entertainment guide Djungeltrumman. READ »

Stockholm shoots 4,000 wild rabbits

Society: 18 Aug 08
Stockholm's population of wild rabbits has been curbed thanks to the city's Traffic Office. Around 4,000 rabbits have been shot by specially hired bunny busters. READ »

Christmas shoppers angered by dildos and a rabbit

Society: 24 Dec 07
Two of Stockholm's largest department stores have had a trying Christmas season as customers complain about 'inappropriate' window displays. READ »

Swedish TV talent show to find Monty Python's next leading lady

National: 20 Jul 07
The producers of hit Monty Python musical 'Spamalot' are turning to Sweden to find the next leading lady for the London show. The talent search will form the basis of a new TV3 show starting in the autumn called 'West End Story'. READ »

Women arrested for releasing rabbits

National: 18 May 07
Police have arrested two animal rights activists suspected of releasing a number of rabbits for their cages in an eastern Swedish village on Thursday night. READ »

Viking treasure found on Gotland

National: 30 Oct 06
Two brothers on Gotland have found Viking-age coins in a neighbour's garden. "I just stumbled on an Arab silver coin that was around 1,100 years old," said 20-year old Edvin Svanborg. READ »

Shooters sent out to curb bunny explosion

Society: 19 Oct 06
Stockholm's 6,000-strong rabbit population causes such problems that workers with shotguns patrol the streets to reduce their numbers. But the council denies that it plans to start gassing the animals. READ »

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »

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