Swiss To Vote On Foie Gras, Fur Imports

Swiss Animal Alliance activists piled up boxes at the handover of signatures to trigger a popular vote on banning fur and foie gras imports (Credit: AFP)

The Swiss will decide whether to ban foie gras and fur imports after campaigners on Thursday handed in enough signatures to trigger a public vote on the twin issues.

Outside the Federal Palace parliament buildings in the capital Bern, campaigners from the Swiss Animal Alliance, which launched the move, piled up boxes symbolising the certified signatures.