Switzerland could become the first country to completely ban medical testing on animals. Voters head to the polls on Sunday (February 13) after animal rights groups gathered enough support to stage a ...

Proponents argue a ban would protect the environment by reducing farms’ reliance on soya-based animal feed that has been linked to widespread deforestation. Animal rights groups have also championed ...

The country that has brought the concept of “plant dignity” to the world has now extended “rights” to members of “social species.” animals. From the story: Under a new Swiss law enshrining rights for ...

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Wolf attacks on farm animals in Switzerland are declining this year. Ticino is the only canton bucking the trend. This was reported on Thursday in a statement by Pro Natura, WWF ...

Voters in Switzerland will decide on Sunday whether to become the first country to ban animal testing in a referendum that will also consider tightening controls on cigarette advertising. ZURICH, Feb ...

Previously unknown species of dolphin swam the oceans 20 million years ago, including in waters that covered Switzerland, today a landlocked country at the heart of Europe, researchers said Tuesday.

They may not be meowing, barking or mooing their way through depositions anytime soon, but if Switzerland’s animal-rights activists get their way, domestic creatures may be given the constitutional ...

Switzerland has now become a country in which the unborn are less important than plants and animals. The country’s Federal Ethics Committee is encouraging the defense of the “dignity” of plants, and ...

Voters in Switzerland Sunday overwhelmingly rejected an initiative attempting to impose a complete ban on all kinds of experimentation on humans and animals. The initiative also included a ban on the ...

Switzerland will hold a referendum in March to determine whether animals should have the right to be represented in court. According to The Daily Telegraph, if the referendum is passed each Swiss ...

Humans share their homes and lives with a wide variety of nonhuman animals (animals). However, globally, companion animals (aka pets) are considered to be objects under existing laws. Regulations and ...