The optimist in me says that the Swiss are erring on the side of doing as little harm as possible, and respecting the rights of creatures we understand far less completely than we like to think. The realist in me suspects that this is largely politicsl, driven by unfounded, but popular notions of universal animal welfare which ultimately come from a compassionate place.

The cynic in me thinks that this is some rank hypocrisy from the former bankers of the third reich, who still struggle when victims try to recover assets, as they eat an average of about 160lbs of meat per year.