Swiss Voters Say No to Lawyers for Animals
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The majority of Swiss voters have rejected a plan to appoint legal counsel to animals involved in cruelty cases.
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The majority of Swiss voters have rejected a plan to appoint legal counsel to animals involved in cruelty cases. Zurich has this practice in place currently, and Switzerland’s only animal lawyer, Antoine F. Goetschel, represents about 200 animals annually in the city.
Opponents of the measure said existing laws are sufficient (although Goetschel claims, outside of Zurich, only a handful of cases are prosecuted each year.)
Animal protection laws in Switzerland are some of the strictest in the world.
Pigs, budgies, goldfish and other social animals cannot be kept alone; horses and cows must have regular exercise outside their stalls; and dog owners have to take a training course to learn how to properly look after their pets.
Opponents also said the proposal “would incur unnecessary costs for taxpayers.”
Isn’t it necessary to protect Swiss society from those who do harm? People who abuse animals tend to abuse other humans. Doesn’t even that selfish point of view resonate with voters?
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Austria has similar laws like that, per bunny we have to have 1 m2 of cage, they must not be kept alone or with say a guinea pig, cats must be spayed and neutered, however, I see those laws broken by everyone who has rabbits and many cat owners. Because few people know about these laws and there is nobody enforcing them either.