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Initiative «For the dignity of farm animals (horned cows initiative)»

General information
Official title	Volksinitiative «Für die Würde der landwirtschaftlichen Nutztiere (Hornkuh-Initiative)»
Voting day	25.11.2018
Voting result	Rejected (45.27% Yes votes and 5.0 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº	623
Legal form	Popular initiative
Policy area	Agriculture > Agricultural policy Environment and living space > Environment > Animal protection
Brief description by Swissvotes	PDF (in German)
Description by Année Politique Suisse	Link (in German / French)
Text subject to vote	PDF (in German)
Official Chronology	Link (in German)

Collection of signatures
Initiators	Komitee um den Bergbauern Armin Capaul und weitere Landwirte, unterstützt von Tierschutzorganisationen
Preliminary examination	PDF (in German)
Signatures	119,626
Time used to collect signatures	547 days
Success	PDF (in German)

Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch	PDF (in German)

Parliamentary phase
Item Nº	17.024
Parliamentary debate	PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings	485 days
Parliament's position	Reject
Position of the National Council	Reject (49 Yes, 117 No)
Position of the Council of States	Reject (6 Yes, 33 No)

Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure	PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council	Reject
Online information by the federal authorities	Link Federal Council
Explainer video by easyvote	Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote	PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties	Yes EVP GLP GPS KVP PdA SD SPS No BDP CVP EDU FDP FPS SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp	33.4% (Details)
Recommendations by others	No Kantonale Bauernverbände LU und SH Free vote SBV None TravS
Deviating party sections	Yes CVP BS JSVP SH SVP ZG No EVP BS EVP SH EVP TG GLP GL GLP GR GLP NE GLP SH GPS SH Free vote CVP SO GLP TG SPS NE SVP BS SVP SG
Number of adverts in print media	40
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes'	63%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique	PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles	228
Media coverage: tonality	7 (predominantly positive)
Media coverage: fög analysis	PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign	Display the list of documents

Vote
Voting result	Rejected
People	Rejected (45.27% Yes votes)
Cantons	Rejected (5.0 Yes, 18.0 No) Rejected AG AI AR BE FR GR JU LU NE NW OW SG SO SZ TG UR VD VS ZG ZH Accepted BL BS GE GL SH TI
Turnout	48.30%
Decree on voting result	PDF (in German)
Result by canton, district and municipality	Excel (in German)
Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery	Link (in German)
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office	Display the map

Post-vote polls
Full analysis of VOTO post-vote poll results	PDF (in German)
Results of the LeeWas post-vote poll	PDF (in German)