https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt now looks set to vote on whether to grant fundamental rights to life to non-human primates after a court ruled a planned referendum on the issue is valid. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190124/swiss-canton-to-vote-on-giving-basic-rights-to-primates Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:25:02 +0100 swiss-canton-to-vote-on-giving-basic-rights-to-primates It's been eight years in the making but Switzerland is finally set to vote this Sunday on the issue of cow (and goat) horns. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181120/why-the-swiss-are-having-a-referendum-about-cow-horns-this-weekend Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:58:00 +0100 why-the-swiss-are-having-a-referendum-about-cow-horns-this-weekend The initiative calls for the Swiss government to subsidise farmers who don't burn off their goats and cows' horns. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181004/swiss-farmer-launches-campaign-for-government-to-protect-animal-horns Thu, 04 Oct 2018 12:56:31 +0200 swiss-farmer-launches-campaign-for-government-to-protect-animal-horns A Winterthur man is facing a criminal charge of contravening the animal welfare act for pitching 30 aquarium fish in the garbage because he was moving to another apartment. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140602/man-charged-for-throwing-aquarium-fish-in-trash Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:29:00 +0200 man-charged-for-throwing-aquarium-fish-in-trash A British animal rights activist was jailed for six years on Thursday for her part in a Europe-wide campaign of intimidation targeting Huntington Life Sciences, an animal testing company linked to Swiss pharma giant Novartis. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140417/activist-jailed-for-six-years-for-europe-wide-intimidation Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:48:00 +0200 activist-jailed-for-six-years-for-europe-wide-intimidation A British animal rights activist has been found guilty of involvement in a ten-year campaign of intimidation to shut down Huntingdon Life Sciences, a major animal testing firm linked to Swiss pharma giant Novartis. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140319/uk-animal-rights-activist-convicted-in-vasella-case Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:11:00 +0100 uk-animal-rights-activist-convicted-in-vasella-case Some Swiss people still regularly eat dog and cat meat, a newspaper investigation has shown - and the practice remains legal in the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121227/dogs-still-eaten-in-switzerland Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:18:00 +0100 dogs-still-eaten-in-switzerland