Slaying the Swiss Unicorn of Animal Dignity

David Shaw; Christian Rodriguez Perez; Kirsten Persson

doi:10.3390/ani14030507

Slaying the Swiss Unicorn of Animal Dignity

David Shaw^*, Christian Rodriguez Perez, Kirsten Persson

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In this article, we describe and analyse the Swiss legislation relating to animal dignity. We conclude that previous criticisms of the law do not go far enough: far from protecting animal dignity, the Swiss law not only undermines such dignity but itself serves as a means to ensure that animals can be used merely as a means, and not treated with respect. As such, the Swiss Animal Welfare Act is deeply unethical and undermines the constitutional requirement to treat animals with dignity.

Original language	English
Article number	507
Number of pages	8
Journal	Animals
Volume	14
Issue number	3
Early online date	1 Feb 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14030507
Publication status	Published - Feb 2024

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Swiss law
animal dignity
animal ethics

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