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Woman denied boarding dumps cat at Oslo’s airport

A young woman en route to London opted to simply abandon her cat in its cage at Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen on Monday, allegedly...

New effort to battle animal cruelty cases

The government, heeding calls from animal rights activists, announced the creation on Monday of a new state authority aimed at investigating and prosecuting animal cruelty. The...

Police issue dognapper warning

Police in eastern Norway have issued a warning to owners of dogs that an organized band of dognappers may try to steal their pets....

Fewer bears in Norway

Only 136 bears were believed to be wandering around Norway last year, 12 fewer than in 2013. The new statistics, from statistics agency Rovdata, indicate...

Farmer let his cattle starve to death

A Norwegian man living in the county of Nord-Trøndelag has admitted that he's responsible for the deaths of 92 cattle on his farm in Fosnes....

Polar bear attacks tourists on Svalbard

A group of six tourists out camping on Norway's northern archipelago of Svalbard was attacked by a polar bear near Fredheim, the local sheriff confirmed on...

Whaling comes under fire again

The Washington-based Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has called on the Norwegian government to stop supporting research into alternative uses for whale meat and blubber,...

Authorities order slaughter of 3,000 pigs

Norwegian food safety authorities have confirmed the presence of the dangerous bacteria staphylococcus on a large pig farm in Nord-Trøndelag. All 3,000 animals on the...

Avalanche buries scores of reindeer

Reindeer herders fear as many as 200 reindeer were killed this week when an avalanche thundered down on an area where they were grazing...

Reindeer closed key mountain highway

Wild reindeer have once again forced the closure of one of the key transport arteries connecting eastern and western Norway. State Highway 7 (RV7) over...
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