Sunday, March 4, 2012

Swiss vote on whether abused animals get lawyers

In a referendum cheered by animal rights activists, Swiss voters are deciding whether to appoint special lawyers for animals that have been abused by humans.

If passed, the vote would extend a system already in place in Zurich to all of Switzerland's 26 cantons (states).

Antoine F. Goetschel, Europe's only animal lawyer, says approving the proposal …

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