The Local Switzerland 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 Swiss government rejects call to ban vegans from military service The Swiss Federal Council has quashed a bill by a Swiss People’s Party (SVP) MP which called for vegans to be automatically excluded from military service. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170526/swiss-government-rejects-call-to-ban-vegans-from-military-service Fri, 26 May 2017 11:22:30 +0200 swiss-government-rejects-call-to-ban-vegans-from-military-service Vegan wins battle to be accepted by Swiss army A Swiss man who was told he would not be accepted for military service because of his strict veganism has finally succeeded in making the army change its mind. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161019/vegan-wins-battle-to-be-accepted-by-swiss-army Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:31:32 +0200 vegan-wins-battle-to-be-accepted-by-swiss-army