Blaze@reddthat.com to interestingasfuck@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 months agoIn Switzerland, it’s illegal to own just one guinea pig. This is because guinea pigs are social animals and they are considered victims of abuse if they are alonefiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1332arrow-down1imageIn Switzerland, it’s illegal to own just one guinea pig. This is because guinea pigs are social animals and they are considered victims of abuse if they are alonefiles.catbox.moeBlaze@reddthat.com to interestingasfuck@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/loo-flushing-explosives-gold_fact-check-lonely-guinea-pigs-and-other-quirky-swiss-rumours/45067078
minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThis is true, I checked the second to last time I saw this factoid posted, on reddit back then. Here are my screenshots from the ordinance from that time: https://imgur.com/a/ZkTyEYq The rule is defined in the Animal Protection Ordinance (AniPO) link at the bottom of this page: https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/en/home/tiere/tierschutz.html
This is true, I checked the second to last time I saw this factoid posted, on reddit back then.
Here are my screenshots from the ordinance from that time: https://imgur.com/a/ZkTyEYq
The rule is defined in the Animal Protection Ordinance (AniPO) link at the bottom of this page: https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/en/home/tiere/tierschutz.html