Factory farms like this one in Canada could be banned in Switzerland. (Photo: Mercy For Animals Canada/Flickr)
Sep 18, 2019
Voters in Switzerland will soon have their say on whether or not the country continues to allow factory farming thanks to an initiative by animal rights campaigners that delivered that country's Parliament on Monday over 100,000 signatures to force a referendum on the matter.
"A milestone for the Swiss environmental and animal protection movement," tweeted animal rights campaigner Philipp Ryf.
The campaign was the result of work by a broad coalition of groups, including Swiss animal rights group Sentience Politics, Greenpeace, the Franz Weber Foundation, and many others. The push for the referendum began in June of 2018, citing climate change and animal cruelty as motivating factors.
"Fifty percent of all piglets raised in Switzerland are slaughtered without ever seeing the sky," said Sentience Politics' Meret Schneider.
On September 16, the campaign submitted more than enough signatures for the measure to appear on the upcoming ballot.
Campaigners celebrated on social media and shared pictures of the petition delivery.
\u201cWas f\u00fcr eine gelungene Einreichung! Danke an alle, die an unserer Einreichung teilgenommen haben und ganz besonders den Sammler*innen. Ohne euch w\u00e4ren wir heute nicht hier! Danke! \u2764\n#massentierhaltungsinitiative\u201d— Sentience \u2013 Politik f\u00fcr Tiere (@Sentience \u2013 Politik f\u00fcr Tiere) 1568727578
\u201cHeute wurde die Massentierhaltungsinitiative eingereicht. Verzichten wir auf #Massentierhaltung! \n\ud83d\udc2eF\u00fcr gl\u00fcckliche Tiere\n\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3ef\u00fcr eine \u00f6kologische Landwirtschaft \n\ud83c\udf0df\u00fcr Klima und Umwelt \n\ud83d\udc69\u200d\u2695\ufe0ff\u00fcr unsere Gesundheit!\u201d— GR\u00dcNE Schweiz (@GR\u00dcNE Schweiz) 1568727037
The Swiss Parliament will discuss the proposal before setting a date for the vote, according to SwissInfo.
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Voters in Switzerland will soon have their say on whether or not the country continues to allow factory farming thanks to an initiative by animal rights campaigners that delivered that country's Parliament on Monday over 100,000 signatures to force a referendum on the matter.
"A milestone for the Swiss environmental and animal protection movement," tweeted animal rights campaigner Philipp Ryf.
The campaign was the result of work by a broad coalition of groups, including Swiss animal rights group Sentience Politics, Greenpeace, the Franz Weber Foundation, and many others. The push for the referendum began in June of 2018, citing climate change and animal cruelty as motivating factors.
"Fifty percent of all piglets raised in Switzerland are slaughtered without ever seeing the sky," said Sentience Politics' Meret Schneider.
On September 16, the campaign submitted more than enough signatures for the measure to appear on the upcoming ballot.
Campaigners celebrated on social media and shared pictures of the petition delivery.
\u201cWas f\u00fcr eine gelungene Einreichung! Danke an alle, die an unserer Einreichung teilgenommen haben und ganz besonders den Sammler*innen. Ohne euch w\u00e4ren wir heute nicht hier! Danke! \u2764\n#massentierhaltungsinitiative\u201d— Sentience \u2013 Politik f\u00fcr Tiere (@Sentience \u2013 Politik f\u00fcr Tiere) 1568727578
\u201cHeute wurde die Massentierhaltungsinitiative eingereicht. Verzichten wir auf #Massentierhaltung! \n\ud83d\udc2eF\u00fcr gl\u00fcckliche Tiere\n\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3ef\u00fcr eine \u00f6kologische Landwirtschaft \n\ud83c\udf0df\u00fcr Klima und Umwelt \n\ud83d\udc69\u200d\u2695\ufe0ff\u00fcr unsere Gesundheit!\u201d— GR\u00dcNE Schweiz (@GR\u00dcNE Schweiz) 1568727037
The Swiss Parliament will discuss the proposal before setting a date for the vote, according to SwissInfo.
Voters in Switzerland will soon have their say on whether or not the country continues to allow factory farming thanks to an initiative by animal rights campaigners that delivered that country's Parliament on Monday over 100,000 signatures to force a referendum on the matter.
"A milestone for the Swiss environmental and animal protection movement," tweeted animal rights campaigner Philipp Ryf.
The campaign was the result of work by a broad coalition of groups, including Swiss animal rights group Sentience Politics, Greenpeace, the Franz Weber Foundation, and many others. The push for the referendum began in June of 2018, citing climate change and animal cruelty as motivating factors.
"Fifty percent of all piglets raised in Switzerland are slaughtered without ever seeing the sky," said Sentience Politics' Meret Schneider.
On September 16, the campaign submitted more than enough signatures for the measure to appear on the upcoming ballot.
Campaigners celebrated on social media and shared pictures of the petition delivery.
\u201cWas f\u00fcr eine gelungene Einreichung! Danke an alle, die an unserer Einreichung teilgenommen haben und ganz besonders den Sammler*innen. Ohne euch w\u00e4ren wir heute nicht hier! Danke! \u2764\n#massentierhaltungsinitiative\u201d— Sentience \u2013 Politik f\u00fcr Tiere (@Sentience \u2013 Politik f\u00fcr Tiere) 1568727578
\u201cHeute wurde die Massentierhaltungsinitiative eingereicht. Verzichten wir auf #Massentierhaltung! \n\ud83d\udc2eF\u00fcr gl\u00fcckliche Tiere\n\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3ef\u00fcr eine \u00f6kologische Landwirtschaft \n\ud83c\udf0df\u00fcr Klima und Umwelt \n\ud83d\udc69\u200d\u2695\ufe0ff\u00fcr unsere Gesundheit!\u201d— GR\u00dcNE Schweiz (@GR\u00dcNE Schweiz) 1568727037
The Swiss Parliament will discuss the proposal before setting a date for the vote, according to SwissInfo.
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