Foie Gras: Council of States Refuses to Abandon Animal Cruelty
The Council of States does not want to ban the import of foie gras into Switzerland. However, goose and duck liver from force-feeding production is to be subject to a mandatory declaration requirement in the future.
Council of States Overturns Ban
With a tied vote of 18:18, Council President Brigitte Häberli-Koller cast the deciding vote to overturn the import ban on foie gras. Instead, a mandatory labelling requirement is to be introduced. There are already at least 40 alternative products, 19 of them available in Switzerland.
Popular Initiative Underway
«Force-feeding with a metal tube down the throat is certainly not WTO-compliant,» said Thomas Minder. In Switzerland, signatures are being collected for a popular initiative for a foie gras import ban. More on the topic of animal rights and animal welfare issues.
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