Rowing used to rescue wasp sting victim

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A man who had had a severe allergic reaction to a wasp after being stung whilst out for a walk around a lake was rescued by rowing boat. The 51-year-old was walking around the Hierzmannstausee reservoir in Voitsberg, Styria with his wife and dog when he was stung by a wasp after he bent over […]

New recycling campaign in Vienna

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Politics

A new campaign for cleanliness of the magistrate MA 48 focuses on cigarette butts and dog excrement. Along with the slogan “Wo samma daham?” (Where do we live?) the penalties for offences are listed again. Environmental town councillor Ulli Sima (SPÖ) criticised that nobody would throw away cigarette butts in their flats. However, some people’s […]

Pensioner and dog dragged down road by car

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A pensioner and his dog were dragged down the road by a car after the lead got caught in the bumper of a car at Marchtrenk in Upper Austria. The 78-year-old had been walking his dog when it suddenly ran and attacked the tyre of a car that had stopped at a red light beside […]

Wuff guide

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A hotel for dogs that offers a menu of freshly cooked gourmet food, doggy  sun loungers and swimming pools and special fitness rooms for four-legged friends has opened in Carinthia in Austria. Owner Friederike Zaubek said that her dachshund Alfi there had been a permanent guest had always seemed to be so happy at the […]

High Noon as warm weather brings out the sheriffs

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Lifestyle

Danube island sheriffs swung into action this weekend as the first really warm weather of spring attracted tens of thousands of visitors to the area. With temperatures in the Austrian capital touching 20 degrees centigrade it was the ideal start to attract roller skaters, runners, cyclists – dog walkers and sunworshippers. In order to make […]

Dog attacks owner’s mum after walk

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A Styrian woman had to undergo surgery after she was bitten by her son’s dog. The American Pit Bull Terrier ripped off a chunk of the woman’s lower lip on Wednesday, police in Gleisdorf said yesterday (Thurs). Officials said the woman and her son had taken the animal for a walk shortly before the incident […]

Teen chased by police dog leaps into lake

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A thievish teenager jumped into a pond trying to outpace a police dog.The 16-year-old was pursued by the canine after police officers on night duty observed his attempts to steal a parked moped in Vienna-Favoriten last night (Mon/Tues).The teen managed to stay clear of the dog for more than a kilometre. He leapt into a […]

Lower Austrian man injured trying out illegal gun

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A Lower Austrian man faces charges for illegal possession of a weapon after he admitted having injured himself with a gun, it was announced today (Tues).The 33-year-old shot himself in the left hand as he tried out the weapon in an agricultural field near Sollenau on Friday. He drove to a nearby clinic for treatment […]

Reward over beheaded kitten

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Animal activists are promising a reward after a decapitated cat was found in a Lower Austrian town.A spokesman for Vier Pfoten, an internationally operating animal rights organisation, said today (Mon) the charity will pay 500 Euros to the one whose tip-off leads to the person who killed the animal discovered in a back garden in […]

Attempts to stop dogfight injure two

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Two men were injured trying to separate their fighting dogs yesterday afternoon (Tues).The dog owners suffered various injuries as they tried to stop their canines – a terrier and a wolfhound – from fighting after an encounter in Sonnberg near Liezen, Styria.The men aged 58 and 68, who did not know each other, were bitten […]