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Iniciativas buscan prohibir la importación de 'foie gras' y de pieles en Suiza
The two petitions, entitled“Yes to a ban on the import of fur from animals that have been mistreated” and“Yes to a ban on the import of fur products manufactured under conditions of cruelty to animals”, are aimed at preventing animal suffering.
The products in question are banned from being manufactured in Switzerland but are“imported en masse”, as the Swiss Animal Alliance (AAS), which launched the texts in June 2022, pointed out on Thursday.
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According to its figures, 350 tonnes of fur arrive in Switzerland every year, half of it from China“where animal abuse is a daily occurrence”. For foie gras, imports reach 200 tonnes, for a product that requires“the force-feeding of hundreds of thousands of animals”.
Symbolic value
During this festive season, when foie gras is widely consumed, the submission of these initiatives“also has a symbolic value and raises questions about who we are”, wrote the AAS, which comprises the organisations Animal Trust, Wildtierschutz Schweiz and Animal équité, with the help of several partner associations.
The alliance deplores the fact that“so much suffering is inflicted (on animals) for products that we could do without”. These initiatives“will open up a debate on our inconsistencies”, continued the AAS, for whom“all living beings deserve to be respected and protected”.
In Switzerland, parliament recently decided against a ban on foie gras imports, on the grounds that it would probably lead to purchasing tourism towards France in French-speaking Switzerland. Foie gras will be subject to compulsory declaration.
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Almost all European countries ban the force-feeding of geese and ducks. In Switzerland, foie gras production has been banned for over 40 years. The exceptions are France, Hungary and Bulgaria.
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