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Animal festival at the Danube Island

The "Festival der Tiere" ("Festival of animals") takes place at the Danube Island on the 14th and 15th September in Vienna. It was organised to mark the Animal Protection Day and it includes a petting zoo for children and tips on how to handle animals in the city.

Children can go on a pony ride, watch shows of rescue dogs and veterinarians and meet animal experts who talk about the right nutrition for animals, professions with animals and the right keeping of animals.

Dog owners can check on their dog's chip, which contains the registration of the dog for free and see if it is working. To get the free check on the chip, the dog owners have to bring the registration number of the dog and photo identification.

On Saturday, young visitors have the chance to bake bread, paint and play on the bouncy castle. The festival stage presents Christina Hödl, John Deer, Henri Joel and the Music Box.

The entrance to the "Festival der Tiere" is at the underground station U6 "Neue Donau".

Vienna Times

Long Night of the Churches
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Cheapskate Tourist Almost Died In Sewer Visit
A German tourist had a lucky escape after he decided to go underground to get a view of the Vienna sewers, and fell badly breaking several bones including his hip and his leg.

Preparation for Life Ball begins
The preparations of the Life Ball in Vienna are at full blast after delays due to bad weather last weekend. Star guests like Eva Longoria and Carmen Electra are expected at Vienna Airport on Friday.

Woman killed by Vienna tram
A female pedestrian tried to cross a street in Vienna Hietzing yesterday afternoon (Tues) without paying attention to the traffic. She was hit by the tram number 60 and died at the scene.

15 minutes free parking instead of 10
The 15-minute parking ticket will replace the 10-minute parking ticket in autumn. The only alternative is to buy your parking ticket with your phone. A parking clock does not protect you from a fine.

Lightning storm causes damage in Lower Austria
810 lightning strikes have been counted in Lower Austria last night (Tues). Meteorologists state that this is not an extraordinary number but some lightning strikes resulted in fires. The fire brigade had to set out in several towns.

Spanish Riding School for everyone
The riding centre of Heldenberg, district of Hollabrunn (Lower Austria) is now offering exclusive courses: professional riders of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna teach interested riders.

Vienna advocates a ban on pesticides
Vienna has now joined those Austrian states that advocate a cooperative strategy for a ban of the neonicotinoids pesticides. Apparently, there are tested alternatives for the pesticides that are harmful for bees.

Huge debate over multilingualism in Austria
Possible projects for a "multilingual oriented educational concept" have led to a debate in Vienna. The SPÖ, ÖVP and FPÖ are currently discussing the two sides of the issue: "multilingualism as a chance" and "German as a priority".

Exhibition Drawing Against Oblivion
The Leopold Museum in Vienna opened the the exhibition "Drawing against oblivion" on 17 May. Manfred Bockelmann drew more than 60 portraits of children and teenagers, who were victims of the Nazi terror.