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Swiss animal laws

michelle.u's picture
Posted Wed, 10/03/2010 - 17:22 by michelle.u

I was reading an article today about new animal cruelty laws in Switzerland and I thought it was really interesting.

Apparently it is illegal to house goldfish and birds by themselves, as well as other social animals.

Dog owners must take a two part course on caring and training their dog.

And fisherman must take a course on how to humanely kill a fish.

How they would "police" all this I have no idea...

 

Check this link for more details

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3818457.ece

Comments

I wonder if those laws and

by Narelle.S - 13/03/2010 - 11:00

I wonder if those laws and 'tests' do make a difference...

A friend of mine in NZ told me that to adopt a dog from the pound where he lives, people have to have a property inspection done first, then pass a basic Dog Owner Education test.

I've never adopted a dog from a pound; do they do all that here too?

Narelle

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by lozza77 - 14/03/2010 - 11:05

Hi Narelle,

It's not done locally but it sounds like a good idea!! I'm not sure if its done anywhere else in the country though,