Raccoons also have a right to life!
At the end of January 2021, in Wasserauen, Appenzell Innerrhoden, a raccoon was shot. It had "unlawfully" stayed on Swiss soil and searched for food in a house. The raccoon was healthy. It behaved peacefully and attacked no one or put anyone in danger.
The Federal Act on Hunting and the Protection of Wild Mammals and Birds permits year-round shooting of raccoons. They are supposedly not native to Switzerland and could upset the ecological balance conceived and prescribed by humans. They are classified in "professional circles" as neozoa, meaning "introduced and non-native animal species" or, to put it bluntly, as "animalis non grata.“
Species discrimination against raccoons
Worldwide, people are still discriminated against, humiliated, and often persecuted based on their origin and skin color. In Switzerland, anti-racism legislation rightfully prohibits discrimination against people based on their ethnic affiliation, skin color, and religion. Because no person is better than another. We all have the right to life and to be treated with respect and dignity, regardless of where we come from and what skin color or religion we have.
With animals, however, the situation is different. Non-native animals are granted no protection: they are unwanted and "worthless", even though they too are no longer considered mere objects. Their right to life is denied by law based on their origin and in the name of ecological balance imposed by humans. This is lived "speciesism", which means: humans show through their attitude toward non-native animals once again that they are convinced they are superior to all other species due to their nature and can therefore treat them however they want.This attitude is more than reprehensible and must no longer be accepted.
Together for the protection of raccoons on Swiss soil
Raccoons should no longer be hunted and killed based on their origin. The right to life should also apply to them. To prevent overpopulation of raccoons and protect native biodiversity, the possibility of an oral contraceptive for female raccoons should be examined.
Stop the unjustified shooting of non-native animal species!
Added value:
- Keeping raccoons away in an animal-friendly manner
- Raccoons also have a right to life
- Dealing with "invasive" species – a critical analysis from biological and legal perspectives
- Neozoans
- Basel wants to kill raccoons
- Raccoons are not a threat
- Open letter to Katrin Schneeberger from FOEN
- Removal of raccoons from the lists of so-called invasive species
- Facts instead of hunters' tales about raccoons
- Office for Hunting and Nonsense in Canton Aargau wants to shoot raccoons