Professional import of young puppies banned
Keystone-SDA
Select your language
Generated with artificial intelligence.
Listening: Switzerland bans import of ‘too young’ puppies
New animal protection requirements will apply in Switzerland from February 1. In particular, the professional import of puppies under 15 weeks of age will be prohibited.
This content was published on
2 minutes
Keystone-SDA
Français
fr
L’importation professionnelle de jeunes chiots sera interdite
Original
Only private individuals who personally collect their puppies from breeders abroad will be allowed to import puppies under 15 weeks of age, the government decided on Friday, as part of the partial revision of the Animal Protection Ordinance.
With this measure, the government aims to curb the “irresponsible” trade in dogs from abroad, which often takes place via the Internet, where very young puppies are offered for sale. The aim is to reduce the number of these “thoughtless” online purchases.
It will also be forbidden to shorten the tails of lambs, a practice already prohibited for all other domestic animals. A new provision will also make it possible to abandon the slaughter of male chicks, which are of no use in laying lines. The amendment to the ordinance takes account of new methods enabling early sexing in the egg.
More
More
How well are Swiss animals protected?
This content was published on
Strict welfare legislation makes Switzerland one of the better places to have fur, fins or feathers. Here’s why.
The keeping and treatment of experimental animals will also be modified to enhance their welfare. The extension of mandatory reporting for these animals will enhance transparency.
Adapted from French by DeepL/ac
This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools such as DeepL to translate it into English. Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles.
If you want to know more about how we work, have a look here, if you want to learn more about how we use technology, click here, and if you have feedback on this news story please write to english@swissinfo.ch.
Swiss carry out record number of civilian service days
This content was published on
Members of the civilian service completed a record 1.9 million days of service in 2024, a 3.5% increase on the previous year.
Initiative aims to curb lobbying in Swiss parliament
This content was published on
A new popular initiative wants to put the brakes on lobbying in federal politics. Members of the Federal Assembly with vested interests are the target.
Soda lakes: Swiss researchers discover clues to origin of life
This content was published on
Life on Earth could have originated four billion years ago in large soda lakes, according to researchers at the Swiss federal technology institute ETH Zurich.
This content was published on
Geneva Airport recorded a clear increase in both revenue and, in particular, profit in 2024. The airport has now almost fully recovered from the Covid slump.
This content was published on
At around 11:20am on Saturday the moon will begin to move in front of the sun in Switzerland. However, it will not completely cover it.
SlowUp cycle ride celebrates quarter-century in Switzerland
This content was published on
Twenty-five years ago slowUp was launched as a pilot project for Expo.02 on the shores of Lake Morat in western Switzerland.
This content was published on
A Swiss court has confirmed the acquittals of former FIFA president Joseph Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini at first instance.
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.