Silvano Lieger on a nationwide ballot initiative to end factory farming
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How to Launch a National Initiative in Switzerland
In Switzerland, when you have an initiative that you want to launch, it is an amendment of the Constitution. And animal welfare, the animal welfare act is something that is regulated on a federal level. Whereas for example, the primate initiative talked about fundamental rights and the fundamental rights are dealt with on a Canton level. That's why you could do this in Canton because we wanted to add a line for primates and fundamental rights as part of the constitution.
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