Overview of Swiss animal law

Antoine F. Goetschel

Chapter 83 in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Animal Law, 2025, pp 321-323 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In Switzerland, animal welfare has had constitutional status since 1973. The Animal Welfare Act of 1978 was revised in 2005 and, together with the comprehensive Animal Protection Ordinance, forms the basis of animal protection law. The ‘dignity of the creature’, which has been protected by the constitution and the law in Switzerland since 1992, also stands out. Since 2002, animals are no longer regarded as objects and, as part of an extensive legislative project, occupy an intermediate legal position between humans and objects. The high value placed on animals in Swiss law in global terms invites the Swiss experience to be used to improve animal welfare worldwide, for example with a UN convention on animal health and welfare in the United Nations.

Keywords: Swiss animal welfare law; Dignity of animals; Animal law enforcement; One Health; Animal protection in the United Nations; UN Convention on Animal Health and Protection; UNCAHP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781803923666
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