Ban on lead-containing ammunition narrowly defeated
The National Council narrowly rejects a ban on lead-containing ammunition by 99 to 94 votes. Recreational hunter Regazzi fought against the motion.
99 to 94 votes against the ban
The National Council has narrowly rejected a motion for a ban on lead-containing ammunition by 99 to 94 votes. Although the Federal Council recognised the need for action and recommended acceptance of the motion, the long-overdue ban was rejected.
The highly toxic heavy metal is ingested by wildlife when they feed on the entrails left behind by recreational hunters. In Switzerland it has been documented that golden eagles and bearded vultures have died from lead poisoning.
Also dangerous for humans
The Swiss Animal Protection organisation had game meat tested. Lead was detected in five out of 13 samples; two were almost double and four times above the permitted limit respectively. Lead-containing ammunition is already banned in Graubünden and Valais. More on the topic: Hunting law, Animal welfare issues and Bird protection.
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More on the subject of recreational hunting: What the research says about this is shown by Hunting fact-checked: the state of research.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
