animal rights
Why the Swiss are having a referendum about cow horns this weekend
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.
Swiss farmer launches campaign for government to protect animal horns
The initiative calls for the Swiss government to subsidise farmers who don't burn off their goats and cows' horns.
Police charge man for trashing aquarium fish
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.
Activist jailed for six years in Vasella case
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.
UK animal rights activist convicted in Vasella case
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.