14+ hour, 32+ min ago  (481+ words) The TAR Pescara bases its ruling on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. In Italy, an administrative court has for the first time recognised that a landowner can have hobby hunting on their own land banned…...

11+ hour, 38+ min ago  (173+ words) Study commissioned by the cantonal government refutes hunting lobby narratives " Geneva model moves closer. The Lucerne-based lawyer Pascal Wolf has submitted petitions in over twelve cantons to examine the scientific necessity of fox hunting. We would like to send you…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (351+ words) A single training evening is enough for hobby hunters to be allowed to shoot wolves in future. The Schwyz cantonal government has revised the cantonal hunting and wildlife protection ordinance. The canton writes that the interested hunters will be "trained…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (365+ words) The voters of the city of Bern have paved the way for a new family zoo, while animal rights voices question the growth logic of zoos. A preliminary decision has been made in the city of Bern about the future…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (593+ words) The ECt HR confirmed the right long ago: possible in Germany, blocked in Austria, and in Switzerland all that is missing is the political will. Buying a piece of woodland, leaving the trees standing, letting nature take its course: what…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (358+ words) During a dog training session in northern Italy, a shotgun blast misses its target. A 68-year-old runner is hit next to the eye. Had he not been a hobby hunter, criminal proceedings would long since be under way. On Sunday…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (904+ words) Humanity, the economy, Bilaterals III " the three big counterarguments and what they conceal Around 55 per cent of voters rejected the popular initiative "No 10-Million Switzerland" on 14 June 2026. That very evening, parties and the Federal Council stepped in front of the…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (656+ words) Predatory instinct, "hobby" as an insult, the costly state hunter, noble hunting ethics: those who defend hobby hunting reach for the same arguments astonishingly often. An analysis shows why they all fail on the same flaw in reasoning. Anyone who…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (715+ words) In the Rostock murder trial, a witness incriminates the defendant. At the centre: a nocturnal "search" using thermal imaging technology designed for hunting. Before the Rostock Regional Court, the trial is under way over the violent death of eight-year-old Fabian…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (586+ words) A widely cited blog post laments the "speechlessness of the hunting associations. Who is behind it and which arguments do not stand up to scrutiny. Under the heading "Ethics of hunting " speechlessness of the hunting associations! , a piece appeared in…...