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coming upon your o max. oh ah, ah, ah, germans are crazy about their furry friends. no other country in the e. u has more domestic animals than germany. your max reporter, hannah homo dug a little deeper to find out how much time and devotion germans dedicate to their pets. ah, how hard can it be to raise a cat? oh, i just adopted 3 cats. but it turns out jeremy is one of the best countries to have pets. because here they're treated like kings and queens. but why are diamonds so crazy about their pets? and what do you need to know about keeping pats and gemini?

i've been to the nitty gritty details, so what kinds of ada was dead? germans loved the most wealth. sorry daughter, vice. there were cats in germany than any other pet. and the number of cats is even been growing over the last 10 years. dogs take 2nd place over all around 35000000 pet called germany. they're home next to 83000000 people. there are so many rows in germany, but when it comes to clipping hell, get kind of aid. you can see almost every animal apart from some protected species, such as some monkeys carried by several snakes. and once you've found your favorite animal, there's a lot to think about. if you get a dog, you need to share like dog packs every year, and they need to be in shirt. most parks have a designated spot for dogs to run wild and free. dogs are also allowed on public transport, most cafes, restaurants and some shops, but not supermarket. if you're bringing a pet into germany or

a dotson one from another country, let's check the health regulations 1st. and if they're traveling within that, you may need one of these a pet park when the time has come, you have to think about where to bury your pet, either in your backyard or to pet cemetery, but not in a wild meadow or a forest. since fairly recently, pets can even be buried alongside their owners. oh, did you know that germans spend the most amount of money on pay supplies in the hall of europe? which isn't really very surprising when you look at everything that's on offer here . you can buy almost any kind of toy or accessory imaginable. in some of these shops, you can find a hairdresser, or yvette and others. you can even bypass. this has been criticized by animal rights activists though, because anyone can go and buy hamster for just 20 euros. dogs are still the world's

most popular pat. pat, like ologist belinda cadillac, her tells us why the dog, they live in family groups and have a similar lifestyle to us. humans, so they fit perfectly with us. people say that the cats are half human behavior, but i think we chose, fascinated by the independence of cats. though the cats, they are like bread for a just like 140 years. but the dog, actual lives are among us humans since 15000 years. now you said yes sir, not 1500. no, 15000 cynthia. wow. ok now very important to know. here are some german phrases that i learned recently for life with pets. luckily treats derived from the german word liquor, which means tasty. gassy gate come up, we'll talk for what the dog has in our call hidden,

feminine and masculine references for master. of course, there is also a place for homeless patch. your biggest animal shelter is also in germany. i'm at the berlin animal shelter to talk tomorrow. she runs the shelter here and house animals like this one, find a new home every day and what happens to most of the animals here? do most of them find a whole. yeah. 90 percent of animals times in home. sometimes we get st. caps, wild, free roaming cats and after castration, we release them. so there are some street cats in germany, stuff. yeah. and i think that's no country in the world whether mo street cut population and some countries, it's very obvious, like turkey, especially in germany and they're very hidden. you get the feeling that more people are coming to get her dogs to shelter. here. we really like to see the

people are now rather approaching animal shell than breathe. we do get about like $200.00 requested to adopt an animal a day. but people have wrung expectations about what cut ownership means and also what adoption means. in general, there's just too many path, 90 percent of the time we get into the shelter from those who didn't keep them and who didn't train them right. some are taken away by public authorities because they didn't care enough. but concerning the responsible owners, of course we have seen a lot of progress in the past years. yes, there are a few law is when it comes to getting pacts in germany, but it's only to ensure that you're taking proper care of your little friends. in my life is definitely better night with 3 low cats at home. 10 i would recommend ah, we take

a step back in time to the middle ages when knights fought for territory, an honor. one of the largest combat tournaments in spain sees a revival of this period as international teams suit up in special armor and get ready for battle at bell monta castle in central spain. teams from all over the world made every year for medieval combat tournaments. the bohort la mancha, trooped from toledo is competing for the 1st time in a new line up with period alma and weapons. the preparations a very elaborate ah, just i'm not the was a long. i've been to think if you a quick, it takes about 25 minutes for like i can get into the scale ahmed myself. but i need help with the full suited, like in the middle ages, from upper level. i hope you think i can fit

in my people have the misconception that you can't move easily. sure. the i'm a waste 25 to 30 kilograms. i think mine weighs 28 or so. but you can move in, lift your legs whatever way. if you fold up, you can get up fine or lie down on the ground before 11, but moving really isn't a problem. i early my them or will either women take part in the competition as well. louder moreno sanchez, be center. and susanna hernandez, cobble, prepare for battle, along with the castilian men. but i had no, that's not, that's only all of us. and for the men, it's a challenge and an adrenalin rush. we the but it's fun and exhausting because you have to train hot water at the fine o team practice captain david diaz. tori host plan is each practice session to

learn pop. mario fernandez with the red and white ribbon is practicing duelling. he has to hit his opponent with his weapons, blade head or belly contact earns to points all other body parts. one point hits on the blade or shield do not count from liberty they conducted. yeah. you see that in a color you can really cut loose, but where protected by strict rules and the amato, but it will. i've been fighting for 7 years and i've never been hurt his wish except for a sprained ankle. no. my person cannot market or philadelphia to legally that will he gets the contestants hope to win at least bronze at the medieval tournament. ah, finally it's tournament day before combat each weapon has to be inspected and officially approved for weight size and historical authenticity. and they cannot be dangerous

or no, but i a net of your account. i'm pretty excited because it's my 1st be tournament and with all my own. i'm on fantastic. i'm a little nervous, but i'm looking forward to the battle and mario and david, and now preparing for their 1st jewel, the marshal advises on how to avoid serious injury. then it starts. ah, in his 1st ever tournament, mario has to endure 3 sword fights. he wins the 1st ah, susanna hernandez, cobble, also fighting and red and white is next with the jewel. ah,

and she wins. i know some, however, it was great, but i'm exhausted, but very happy with the result. make it the 1st met went well. now i still have to, to go with the group battles are the highlight of the medieval spectacle. the teams compete in groups of 35 or 12 but it doesn't look good for the bo hood la mancha team. their rivals are too strong. the team loses all 3 rounds. in the end, the french when the group battle but this is done a win, silva in single combat. i thought it was great and i had seen one another metal. and so we're very proud only

with the the way the competition was an unforgettable team experience. and the team from la mancha, put up a good fight. oh, switzerland is known for its mountains alpine pastures. and of course, it's world renown cheese, aside from fondue, another popular dish in the country as ra, cut, a dish of cheese and potatoes. to find out how to prepare an authentic rock clad we visited a restaurant in the heart of xerox historical center. many people no regret as a dish involving cheese melted in pans on the table top grill. but traditionally, it is prepared quite differently with that comes from the french bed, cut, clay, meaning to scrape, to spend on land suspended. i'm daniel anderson. i'm the owner of the ratcliffe.

stewart in zurich is through i'm going to show you how to make a proper swiss rec, let is no from. the recollect stoopa has been open in europe since 1996 cheese take center stage chair and cheese wheels are consumed at the rate of about 10 a day a week that also includes pickles, onions, baby, corn, and potatoes. are like this in this, in switzerland. reckless is the tradition that you experience, even as a small child. i christmas and new years. you have recollect together with family and friends that outlets as aman. a dish has a long history in switzerland as early as the 16th century farmers and heard as were melting, cheese over an open fire. the patented reconnect grills 1st made their appearance in the mid 19 fifties. they also standard equipment in the rec, latch, tuba river. that's that article here, there were klett,

cheese is heated from above at a high temperature to you. it's important for it to form a crossed because we need this roasted flavor of quite often. that's the problem with these little table top grills people use at home star, they're not hot enough and that she simply ends up melting via hum heroes and that are like we have our own. we're klett cheese. he is a, it's a my and were clad cheese is one of the best you can find in switzerland. uh huh. it's a semi hot cheese that you have to make sure it stays nice and creamy when you melted so that it doesn't get to greasy. when it melts and that it has a good cross, that 1st of all is hot enough, so the whole cheese doesn't just melt away and fall apart, but stays nice and compact. surely compact like k, we see the reckon at being put hand with boiled potato silva, skin onions, maybe pickles, and maybe corn critical for melting. the cheese is the right heat. miss sam, the now we can see is that it's here. we already have

a nice cross embarrassed. it's important to break the edges just a little and fold them inward. and you can see that a little of the cross gets into the record itself this way is in my then you heat it. well, one small move does keep in that gives it this flavor of the crust. it gets into the cheese this way as i thought. so that's what we want to crossed is a part of it. so the restaurants menu isn't limited to her class full. so on it is cheese fondue made up of various kinds of cheese and served in a fondue pot dynasty, a humps of brown bread with long funding forks and dunked them in the melted cheese . the wreckage dubai procures its cheese straight from local producers and cheese dairies and speciality. shops in downtown zurich, also sell, recollect cheese, have brought selection is available to customers wanting to prepare the dish aunt's home. when is the right time to each work? latin switzerland upsets rock rhythm before the weather. rigoletto fondue the swiss

begin eating it as soon as the weather turns cold. and up until easter after that, it tapers off a bit. well, okay, that would be the best time when you can sit outside, but no i most people wait till you have to sit inside with all the windows and doors closed hot and then they eat a stinky cheese that you can smell too. so cookie can come in that sense there, i can't do that in the heart of zurich. so town is no exception, but the cheese specialities are served here all year round. but our places workload is a part of every swiss household in a way. and it's something that's handed down from generation to generation. swiss rack unit is a delicacy that will be melting hearts well into the future. ah, a younger and woman was on her way to becoming a professional dancer when the unexpected happened. an abscess on her spine left

her disabled and unable to walk. but this life changing experience hasn't stopped sophie howard, ham from dancing ah issue for sophie. how in ham dance has been a lifelong pursuit. ah, she's partially paralyzed below the waist. but that hasn't stopped her from chasing her dream. ah, hanford, dancing to me is something that comes from deep within fun in thus it's a passion that i live with and a language which i speak for, which i need no wound. exactly what a doctor. oh, so she completed her studies and dance in the east in germany, city of dresden at the age of 19. and has been working as a freelance dancer on stages throughout germany ever since. she began studying

dance seriously at the age of 12, some, 5 years later, an absence was found on her spine. she underwent emergency surgery to have it removed, but it was too late. it had already caused nerve damage to her spine and left her partially paralyzed by law, not actually weeks after the onset of my paralysis, i recorded an improvised dance video and i realized that nothing had really changed, gamba, perhaps my body had changed. but you can't take dance out of my heart and soul, and i was my math else, my. ah, she recorded this dance video in part to complete her studies. but she also realized something in the process. ah ha, and demo men at the moment when i was diagnosed, i had this very blatant avoidance behavior is have because act for me and the life i have. it's out of the question that i would never walk again,

let alone dance again. my good and leave it up, i wanted to have control of my life happen my either my body and over deciding what i was going to do with my life ish. oh, my neighbor, mca, her determination is apparent in her life both on and off the stage when she's not dancing, she enjoys spending time in nature near her home in dresden. she relies on her mental strength and other physical abilities to carry her through and refuses to be defined by her handicap. begin the hand to get psychiatrist sticks like when you're small and you can't reach the cups on the shelf, or when a person has sensitive skin and need some protection factor, 50 and not 30. that's how it was with me. i just have to learn to live with these new obstacles, annoying eigenschaften leon also gain. now at age 23, sophie guest stars in various productions in germany. she works with choreography, who create pieces around her disability. she says she wants to convey the free

nature of dance regardless of physical limitations might fall. most of my dream has definitely come to her. i have the life of a dance sign, something i get to come here. i get to see a lot of cities when i get to me at great people again, or i'm living the life exactly as i'd wish. now, destiny just completely different than i had imagined, which doesn't make it worse, it up. let me switch them up. oh, support tropes are often included in the works is she performs in like here in rehearsal for a new piece called balance. okay, for sophie, how in ham dance is given her the focus and discipline needed for a successful 2nd chance in life. ah, ah,

to the arctic circle now where your max report or deanna pin yos is off to meet one of your abs. last indigenous people. this saw me have lived in northern scandinavia for thousands of years and are fully intertwined with the nature around them. we visited a group who reside in the northern swedish town of your clock above the arctic circle, where the sammy people live. it is bitter cold in winter. that is a square, thorough max reporter deanna in yet. okay. has traveled to a camp in lapland to learn how to sammy, people coexist with nature, where temperatures below minus 30 degrees celsius are not uncommon. i am going to need us from d w euro max. this is the 1st time i've been these far north in europe to day i'm going to spend one day in the could your of the sunny people. it is really cold and there is no electricity. let scott highlander. how are you? hello, i'm very well. thank you for having us here. it's nice to have year. it's

a great day here. wonderful. yes. so tell me please, why is this play so special to you? well, basically, i call this home. this is the land of my saw me people and my ancestors. we have lived here for at least 6000 years. i how could you describe this? how many people? well, i would say that we are the reindeer hurting people in the north. we. we are the protectors of, of the reindeer, and therefore also of the nature if the snow stays on the ground and lapland from october to april. so you've got to be able to ski, solon are, tell me about this transition or sunny skis while the, the skiing. mr. saw me way of transport to traditionally and the saw me. we are following the reindeer heard. and so the whole culture is nomadic, and skiing is the way to be able to, to get around in nature. it wouldn't able to walk here because we have so much, no,

i way more hard and done. it said why i made that good. now it's time to look for reindeer, around 260000 of them live in the wild and sweden. but despite the largely untouched nature, the animals suffer from the consequences of climate change. because of the climate change, the conditions of the snow changes and a snow becomes much more wet and eventually that wet snow, fries into ice. and that is like putting plastic over the food for the reindeer. they don't get the smell of the lichen on the ground, so they don't know where to dig for it. the numerous rivers are still frozen in the icy temperatures, but the sammy fish, even in winter. leonard pity drills a 50 centimeter deep hole in the ice. what kind of fish can we find? here we have white fish, pike,

perch and trout. i see booth long. but then there's life. under that void story, prosaic. god is now minus 23 degrees. yes. how long this is going to take? wow, it can take everything from from her 2 minutes till 2 days. okay. oh, if this is the only way to find food today, then, then we have to wait. ah, fortunately they don't have to wait until a fish bite. leonard pit? yes. still has a plan b, a plan that finally brings a bit of work to what do we have here with the doc or the bread and go to the reindeer. so fish her that it's moped and now the fried over the wire. when up

with the like it fantastic. i love it is really, really good. is fresh and super tasty. really. my 1st i'm trying reindeer for dessert, another specialty of the region, cheese and reindeer meat in coffee. so i'm going to try 1st the cheese ah and squeeze them in now with with has been a really long and cold date, but it was a really great experience. i'm glad that i had this opportunity to get to know a little bit of the sammy people on taking to things their strong connection that

they have with nature and how loyal they are to their culture. but now i'm going back to the fire. living with nature has been part of the sammy way of life for thousands of years. and with that we come to the end of this edition of your max. be sure to follow us on social media from more from the world of culture and life. i own thanks for tuning in and join us again next week. i ah with

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