Do you have:
- noticed that an animal is being mistreated, neglected or overworked?
- observed or were told by the perpetrators themselves that an animal was killed in an agonising or wilful manner or at least attempted to do so or was intended?
- Knowledge about animal fights in which animals are tortured or killed?
- seen an animal being abandoned?
Such cruelty to animals happens every day - the perpetrators often get through life comfortably in Switzerland.
This is not because our animal protection law does not apply, but rather because the responsible authorities often do not even learn of such cases.
Animals and authorities depend on the active help of animal lovers.
In most cases, it is passers-by who happen to observe an abuse and who can help animals out of a terrible situation and bring animal owners to justice.
But how? The SUST brochure "Animals have rights" helps you to behave correctly in such cases and to actively campaign for the protection of individual animals.
We answer the most frequently asked questions from pet owners, animal lovers and interested parties in the online Q&A: