In Switzerland the laws protect animals in a particular way, trying to guarantee them emotional as well as physical well-being
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himCaring for an animal it takes a lot of effort and it is not enough to worry only about his physical well-being, making sure he is nourishing adequately and that he is clean.
Caring for an animal also means ensuring that theirs are satisfied emotional needs, including the need to have a social life.
Some animals, including guinea pigs, especially suffer from loneliness and it is for this reason that Switzerland has decided to ban the adoption of these specimens, unless they are in pairs.
I Guinea pigs they are not the only animals to enjoy this special protection in Switzerland: even i fish, accustomed to living in a pack, can only be adopted if they can have the company of a similar one to prevent them from feeling alone and the same thing applies to parrots.
Also, if you own it a cat or a dog, these must be able to go out to interact with their fellowmen and, in the case of dogs, the owners are obliged to follow a training course because they are able to better manage the animal.
Anyone who keeps animals must also guarantee them that the illumination produce cycles of light and dark similar to those of the natural habitat.
The protection of animals is not limited to domestic animals: in Switzerland, for example, boiling lees is prohibited Lobsters from alive and the laws try to safeguard as much as possible the well-being of specimens used for scientific purposes while alternative methods for experimentation are being studied.
Regulations similar to those in Switzerland are also in force in other countries and the hope is that the world will go more and more in the direction that leads to respect and protection of all living beings.
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Tatiana Maselli