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Sold python norms and lizards for 100,000 - prosecuted

Python norms and lizards were sold via social media and generated more than 100,000 kronor annually for a private individual. However, the man is now being prosecuted, suspected of species protection crimes, as he did not have the correct certificates for his business.

Sold python norms and lizards for 100,000 - prosecuted

No Charges for Shot Chimpanzees

The prosecutor is discontinuing the preliminary investigation for animal cruelty after four chimpanzees were shot dead and one was injured at Furuvik Zoo. The shootings did not violate the Animal Protection Act, according to the prosecutor.

No Charges for Shot Chimpanzees

The Dog Shelter: More Dogs Have Unclear Background

Last summer, the Customs Authority announced that dog smuggling to Sweden had decreased drastically after the pandemic years. But at the same time, Hundstallet suspects more and more often that the dogs they receive for relocation are smuggled.

The Dog Shelter: More Dogs Have Unclear Background

Unusual Potato Disease in Skåne

Potato wart has been detected in potatoes at a producer near Kristianstad. It is the first case in seven years, writes the Board of Agriculture in a press release.

Unusual Potato Disease in Skåne

18,000 Laying Hens Infected – to be Put Down

Around 18,000 hens at a laying hen facility in Ödeshög must be put down after Newcastle disease was confirmed at the facility. The Swedish Board of Agriculture has also decided to cordon off the farm and sanitize the buildings.

18,000 Laying Hens Infected – to be Put Down

So old breeds will save the beef

Our milk and meat animals are specialized in providing us with food in large quantities. But what happens if they cannot cope with a life with drought and floods in the wake of climate change? Or if they do not get their usual maximized feed due to war? The solution may lie back in time.

So old breeds will save the beef

Sweden declared free from African swine fever

The EU Commission and EU member states have approved Sweden's application to be declared free from African swine fever following last year's outbreak. .

Sweden declared free from African swine fever

The bluetongue virus has been detected in Skåne

The bluetongue virus has been detected in a sheep in Hässleholm municipality, reports [P4 Kristianstad. ](https://sverigesradio.

The bluetongue virus has been detected in Skåne

First cases of bluetongue virus in 15 years

Two cases of bluetongue have been confirmed in Sweden – the first in 15 years. This concerns a dairy cow in Bohuslän and a cattle in Halland, announces the Board of Agriculture and the National Veterinary Institute (SVA).

First cases of bluetongue virus in 15 years

Sweden to EU: Now we are free from swine fever

On Friday, September 6, it has been one year since the first case of African swine fever was confirmed in the country. The Swedish strategy against the infection was successful – and now the Swedish Board of Agriculture has applied to the EU to declare Sweden free from the disease.

Sweden to EU: Now we are free from swine fever

"Our cows will always get to go out"

Cows should get to choose themselves whether they want to be indoors or outdoors. For the Scanian dairy farmer Carina Sonesson, it's a matter of course.

"Our cows will always get to go out"

This is the municipality where dogs are least popular

Sweden's least and most dog-loving municipalities have been crowned. At the top, or perhaps at the bottom, is Vänersborg.

This is the municipality where dogs are least popular

Grain Harvest Back to Normal Levels

After last year's catastrophic harvest, the grain harvest is returning to normal this year, 5. 4 million tons, forecasts the Board of Agriculture.

Grain Harvest Back to Normal Levels

Food Recalls More Common

That via mass media recalling food products due to suspicion of bacteria is becoming more common. But according to experts, it is a sign that food producers are doing what they should.

Food Recalls More Common

More Wild Boars Mean More Accidents

The wild boar population is increasing after steadily decreasing over the past few years. An increase that, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, has caused a record number of traffic accidents during the year's first months.

More Wild Boars Mean More Accidents

Traveling with a Dog – This Is What You Should Think About

Traveling abroad with a dog goes excellently – but requires a lot of preparations. It's about having control over rules, papers, and diseases.

Traveling with a Dog – This Is What You Should Think About

Norway warns: Do not cultivate popular grass

Cultivating popcorn grass has become popular in recent years. But now the Norwegian equivalent of the Food Agency, Mattillsynet, is warning of problems.

Norway warns: Do not cultivate popular grass

"Monster Weed" on the March in Sweden

Honshirs. It is listed as one of the world's worst weeds – and now it is, according to the Board of Agriculture, on the advance in Sweden, reports [DN](https://www.

"Monster Weed" on the March in Sweden

Ecological animal husbandry is on the decline

The number of ecologically raised animals continues to decrease, according to statistics from the Board of Agriculture. Last year, the number decreased among all animal species.

Ecological animal husbandry is on the decline

"Food Fraud Unit" proposed to stop food scams

Fraud in the food industry – such as horse meat in kebabs and diluted olive oil – must be punishable by harsher penalties, writes the government's special investigator Eva-Lotta Hedin on Dagens Nyheter's debate page. .

"Food Fraud Unit" proposed to stop food scams

Restrictions lifted in pest-infected area

Most restrictions were lifted on Wednesday in the area around Fagersta, which has been affected by African swine fever, according to a press release from the Swedish Board of Agriculture. The decision was made after the Swedish Board of Agriculture's Veterinary and Food Administration (SVA) did not find any active transmission in its latest survey of carcasses in the area.

Restrictions lifted in pest-infected area