Petitions
Petitions are a constitutionally guaranteed fundamental right (Art. 33 FC). They allow anyone to approach an authority – regardless of age, gender or nationality. There is no minimum number of signatures and no collection deadline required.
With our petitions we campaign for the protection of wild animals and against the abuses of recreational hunting. Every signature strengthens the demand and shows the authorities that the public stands behind a cause.
Sign now – your voice counts.
Petition: Stop the animal cruelty at the Umwelt Arena Spreitenbach
To: Umwelt Arena Spreitenbach and the Municipality of Spreitenbach
The Umwelt Arena Spreitenbach sees itself as a place that promotes sustainable lifestyles, ecological responsibility and future-oriented solutions. A trade fair that promotes recreational hunting and trophy culture as an attractive leisure activity is at odds with these core values…
Petition: Stop the year-round hunting of raccoons
To: Cantonal Hunting and Fisheries Administrations, Conference for Forest, Wildlife and Landscape (KWL) and Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
Under the Federal Hunting Act, the raccoon may be hunted in Switzerland all year round without any closed season, as it is classed as a non-native species. Unlike the rules for native species, the regulation for…
Petition: No lynx kills in Valais
To: State Councillor Christophe Darbellay, Grand Council of the Canton of Valais, Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
The canton of Valais is preparing, as the first canton in Switzerland, an official request to be allowed to shoot lynx next winter. State Councillor Christophe Darbellay, himself a recreational hunter, justifies the move with…
Petition: Blood alcohol limit for recreational hunters
To: Swiss Federal Council and Conference of Cantonal Governments (Federal Council, DETEC/FOEN, Conference of Cantonal Governments, Conference of Hunting and Fisheries Administrators (JFK))
Anyone out in the forest with a rifle is allowed to drink without being checked. The Swiss Hunting Act and the cantonal implementing provisions have no binding blood alcohol limit for armed recreational hunters. Alcohol in…
Petition: Protect minors from recreational hunting – enforce effective sanctions for violations
To: Federal Councillor Albert Rösti (Head of DETEC)
Children and young people have a right to physical and mental integrity. This includes not exposing them to the violence of recreational hunting, either as passive onlookers or as active participants. We demand…