It’s OK to electrocute or stab lobsters in Switzerland but you cannot boil them.
And you cannot punish barking dogs.  
Switzerland regularly ranks as one of the best places on earth to live. Beautiful scenery, picturesque cities, robust, friendly people, and, if you like winter sports, a winter wonderland.
But few nations outdo the Swiss in nanny statism. Their national legislature proved that again by banning the practice of putting live lobsters in boiling water. I guess the Swiss can’t stand the thought that in the few seconds it takes the lobster to give up the ghost, it might experience pain.
The Swiss banned the manufacture and sale of fois gras, the delicacy where geese are force fed to bursting in order to harvest their enlarged livers. But banning the boiling of live lobsters? That would appear to be another effort to micro-manage society.
The first national legislation of its kind in the world calls for a more humane death for lobsters, by “rendering them unconscious†before plunging them into scalding water. Two methods are recommended: Electrocution or sedating the lobster by dipping it into salt water and then thrusting a knife into its brain.
  The same law also gives domestic pets further protections, such as dogs can no longer be punished for barking.
The measure is part of the broad principle of “animal dignity†enshrined in Switzerland’s constitution, the only country to have such a provision. The constitution already protects how various species must be treated and specifies that animals need socialization.
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Firenze Sage:Â How do you stop a barking dog? Electrocute or stab him?
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