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2024 07 03 Consultation on fur import ban and declaration requirements for animal products - TIR and three further organisations submit joint statement
... Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) launched the consultation on the revision of several animal welfare-related ordinances. The planned amendments aim to introduce a ban on the import of fur products produced in a cruel manner, and a declaration requirement for foie gras products and certain ... ...isations also point out various shortcomings in the planned ban. From an animal welfare perspective, for example, it is incomprehensible that furs from animals hunted with snap traps are to be exempt from the import ban according to the Federal Council's explanations on the draft ordinance. Due to t...
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Heat stress
...ccurs when the body of an animal or a human generates more heat or is exposed to more heat than it can release. Outside the so-called thermoneutral zone, i.e., the range in which the normal body temperature can be kept constant without energy input, an active warm-up or cool-down is necessary. In hu... ...lifting or sticking out their wings, panting and throat fluttering. Particularly on farms with very large flocks of several thousand animals, the high animal density in the barn in combination with the construction of the barns, the animals die an agonizing death by suffocation within a short period...
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Animal Welfare Legislation
...als from violations of their dignity and welfare. The legislation includes a number of laws, such as the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and the Animal Welfare Ordinance (AWO), which specifies the AWA. Then there are a number of further ordinances based on the AWA regarding various animal welfare aspects, such as the slaughtering of animals, training in animal husbandry, the keeping of livestock and domestic animals, the keeping of wild animals, as well as the keeping of animals intended for research and the production of genetically modified animals. Moreover, all cantons have implementation laws fo...
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Legislation on Hunting
Legislation on Hunting Legislation Legislation on Hunting While hunting once served to secure the supply of meat and was the main source of food for humans, today, the main motive put forward by its proponents is the sustainable use and management of wildlife and the regulation of wild animal populations due to an absence of natural enemies. Hunting is regulated by various federal and cantonal laws. The relevant laws are listed on the German version of this page.
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Federal Constitution
...islate in the field of animal welfare. Hence, animal welfare is a constitutional principle and its objectives may therefore restrict fundamental rights expressly guaranteed by the Constitution, such as personal freedom, freedom of faith and conscience, freedom of scientific research, economic freedom, and the guarantee of property rights. A truly unique constitutional provision is article 120 paragraph 2 FC which stipulates that the federal government must take into account, among other things, the dignity of the creature, which also includes animal dignity, when adopting regulations on the ha...
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Fisheries Legislation
Fisheries legislation Legislation Fisheries Legislation The fisheries legislation regulates the catching of live fish and other marine animals. The Federal Fisheries Act aims to preserve, improve or, where possible, restore the natural biodiversity and population of indigenous fish, crustaceans and fish feed as well as their habitats, to protect endangered species and breeds of fish and crustaceans, to ensure the sustainable use of fish and crustacean stocks and to promote fishery research. All federal and cantonal laws in this field can be found on the German version of this page.
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2014 01 09 Animal Welfare in Switzerland - constitutional aim, social commitment, and a major challenge
Animal Welfare in Switzerland - constitutional aim, social commitment, and a major challenge Animal Welfare in Switzerland - constitutional aim, social commitment, and a major challenge Vanessa Gerritsen discusses the Swiss animal welfare law from a constitutional point of view and questions the enforcement of the principles of 'sentient beings' and 'dignity'. January 9, 2014 Further information:Published in Global Journal of Animal Law GJAL 1/2013
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Criminal Cases
Animal Welfare-Related Criminal Offenses The database with all cases of animal welfare-related offenses in Switzerland, which have been reported to the Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Services (FSVO) offers an insight into the criminal enforcement of animal welfare. The entire range of annual analyses of the Swiss animal welfare-related penal practice is available here (in German).
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2007 02 19 European Animal Welfare Law Conference in Brussels about "Animal Welfare in Constitutions"
...Recht had the honor of speaking about the importance of the introduction of animal welfare on a constitutional level. February 19, 2007 The conference with the official title "Constitutional and Legislative Aspects of Animal Welfare in Europe – The Animal Welfare Action Plan as a Political and Legislative Challenge" was organized by "Vier Pfoten International" in Brussel's Europian Quarter and represented a platform for animal welfare law experts from the institutions and different member states of the European Union. The meeting aroused noticeable public interest and was also followed by expo...