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Switzerland

 

In August 2000 I was phoned and asked to contact the Swiss Embassy in

Wellington, here in New Zealand. The reason for this was the

overwhelming phone calls the Ambassador was receiving each day from

concerned New Zealanders protesting at the fact that Switzerland was in

fact exporting Saint Bernards to China for that country's abhorrent

breeding programme for slaughtering these gentle giants for human

consumption.

 

The Swiss, like the Chinese, are extremely protective of their image

and, over the next few months, some interesting dialogue took place. The

Ambassador wanted to do everything she could to help, asked for all the

information I had at the time including videos which I sent her. It was

even suggested that the Swiss representative to the United Nations in

New York could add some weight to the situation with the Swiss

Government. It should be noted however, that Switzerland is not a member

of the United Nations and has Observer status only.

 

However things changed. At the beginning of 2001, Switzerland signed a

huge trade agreement with China and the official announcement with

regard to the dogs was that they could not interfere in another

countries " culture " and therefore there was nothing they were prepared

to do.

 

The above now confirms the position of the Swiss with the articles

released by Blick, Switzerland's largest newspaper. The Swiss themselves

are slaughtering their own dogs for human consumption, and have been for

many, many years. It is also astounding to read that the Swiss think as

the Asians do, that dog meat is a remedy for colds and asthma - This is

absolutely total rot and these stupid " beliefs " have no place in any

country, let alone a so-called civilised European country.

 

So....this situation poses a serious problem in that Asians have a valid

reason for stating " but you eat dogs in your countries " and this is

unfortunately a true statement. It would be interesting to see how the

Monks in the Great Saint Bernard Pass who have bred the Saint Bernards

for generations as rescue animals would feel about this latest

information and what pressure they could put on the Swiss Government to

outlaw this abhorrent practice.

 

We are now in the 21st Century. If we are to condone the human

consumption of domesticated pets in Switzerland, then indeed we have

fallen to the deepest depths of depravity - what is next? Humans

themselves? It was reported widely recently (in January 2003) that the

Chinese are eating human foetuses and doing so on national television.

This practice has also been known about for a while as the foetuses from

the hundreds of abortion clinics are sold to restaurants for human

consumption yet no-one does anything. This is pure cannibalism and not

even the Vatican is prepared to do anything. I know, I have written to

the Pope on this issue. So the cats and dogs, my friends, depend on us,

" We The People " , as the United Nations Charter states so let We The

People do something about it!

 

Now, this year, is the time for the people of this planet to make a

concerted stand and say a resounding NO to the slaughtering of cats and

dogs for human consumption. Let it indeed be so!

 

The Swiss, like the Asians are very protective of their image and a

" lack of face " is extremely embarrassing to them. I know this from my

dealings with the Swiss Ambassador in New Zealand. So, how does the

Swiss Government rate their international reputation? Let us find out!

 

Elly Maynard

 

Read the reports (translated into English) from Blick, a prominent Swiss

newspaper. These links open in a new window.

30th July 2001 <Blick%20Online%2030-7-01.htm> 24th February 2002

<Blick%20Online%2024-02-02.htm>

 

What you can do

 

Send protests to the Swiss Federal Council, with copies to the Swiss

newspapers. A list of postal addresses is at the bottom of this page

(hardcopy letters are harder to ignore than emails), or use the

following links to send emails. We have divided these into 4 sets to

ensure that your emails are also sent to as many Swiss newspapers as

possible. Just open each set and paste your email into it. Do this for

all 4, and your message will be received by all of the Swiss Federal

Council and over 60 Swiss reporters.

 

Email 1

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The following is a sample protest which can be copied and pasted into

the emails, although if you could write an individual one, politicians

seem to take more notice.

 

" Dear Councillor,

 

I was both shocked and horrified to learn that some Cantons in

Switzerland are killing and eating their dogs, including the Saint

Bernards, of which your country is so proud.

 

This atrocious situation must be urgently addressed. I understand (and

do not condone) that some Asians carry out this type of barbarity on

domesticated companion animals who serve mankind faithfully, but to hear

that this practise survives in modern Switzerland is totally unacceptable.

 

Whilst I understand that Switzerland is not a part of any trading

federation per se, you must be aware that your closest neighbours are

the European Union. Every Member Country of the EU has banned the

consumption of dog and cat meat. Should Switzerland at any time in the

future wish to join the EU (or any other trading federation), I will

actively campaign to deny your membership whilst you permit such

abominations to take place within your country.

 

There is no excuse whatsoever for this practice to continue and I

respectfully demand that your Government pass legislation in the very

near future to make it illegal to slaughter dogs for human consumption.

 

I always believed that Switzerland was in every respect a model country

even in its animal welfare laws. Actually Switzerland is reputable for

having some of the best animal welfare laws in Europe. Apparently you

forgot to include in these laws the protection of dogs.

 

Switzerland has always been renown for it's humanitarianism. I beg you

not to allow this image of your nation to become tarnished.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Name

Country "

 

 

Postal Addresses of the Swiss Federal Councillors

 

Federal Chancellor Annemarie Huber-Hotz

FCh Federal Chancellery

Parliament Building West, 3003 Berne

Switzerland

Phone ++41 (0)31 322 21 11 | Fax ++41 (0)31 322 37 06

 

Federal Councillor Micheline Calmy-Rey

DFA Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

Parliament Building West, 3003 Berne

Switzerland

Phone ++41 (0)31 322 31 53 | Fax ++41 (0)31 324 90 48

 

Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin

DHA Federal Department of Home Affairs

Inselgasse, 3003 Berne

Switzerland

Phone ++41 (0)31 322 80 33 | Fax ++41 (0)31 322 10 15

 

Federal Councillor Ruth Metzler-Arnold

DJP Federal Department of Justice and Police

Parliament Building West, 3003 Berne

Switzerland

Phone ++41 (0)31 323 51 29 | Fax ++41 (0)31 322 40 8

 

Federal Councillor Samuel Schmid

DDPS Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports

Parliament Building East, 3003 Berne

Switzerland

 

President of the Confederation Kaspar Villiger

FDF Swiss Federal Department of Finance

Bundesgasse 3, 3003 Berne

Switzerland

 

Federal Councillor Joseph Deiss

DEA Federal Department of Economic Affairs

Parliament Building East, 3003 Berne

Switzerland

Phone ++41 (0)31 322 20 07 | Fax ++41 (0)31 322 21 94

 

Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger

DETEC Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and

Communications

Parliament Building North, 3003 Berne

Switzerland

Phone ++41 (0)31 322 55 11 | Fax ++41 (0)31 311 95 76

 

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