Everyone has a story. My Swiss Story is a series that looks at lives in Switzerland. In 2018, we spoke to Loki le Magnifique, a cat, originally from Honolulu, Hawai‘i, who moved to Switzerland in 2010. Settling first in Neuchâtel, with his humans, he now lives mostly in Geneva, with regular sojourns back to a […]
Punishing dogs for barking banned by new Swiss animal welfare rules
Recent changes to Swiss laws regarding animal welfare were not confined to live lobster boiling. Dogs were also considered. Illegal dog trading in Switzerland will soon be easier to spot. Dog sellers must list their address, the dog’s place of origin and where it grew up, in adverts. And more information will be required for the government’s central dog […]
Fighting cat and dog eaters
Swiss animal rights activists recently handed a petition to members of parliament demanding a ban on eating cats and dogs, a custom still practised by hundreds of thousands of Swiss people. According to the activist group, up to three per cent of Swiss secretly eat the animals, especially in the regions of Lucerne, Appenzell, Jura […]
