CHMarilù Parrella, a kindergarten teacher from Appenzell Innerrhoden, launched a petition calling for reforms to Switzerland's animal protection law after collecting nearly 20,000 signatures within weeks. As an Italian citizen without Swiss voting rights, she used direct democracy tools like petitions to engage politically. The petition argues that animals should be recognized as sentient beings with inherent dignity in the law. Parrella was supported by organizations like 'Tier im Recht' and used the platform Campax to gather signatures. Similar cases include Franziska Herren, who initiated water and agricultural policies through petitions, showing how individuals outside traditional politics can influence Swiss policy through direct democratic processes.
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