Example of a referendum in Switzerland

The initiative "Hornkuh" (hornkuh.ch, English: cow with horns) has collected the necessary 100,000 signatures.

What is the claim purpose of this initiative? All farmers who don't dehorn their cows shall will get (or "receive") higher subsidies. This These farmers should be compensated for their higher effort.

Why do farmers dehorn their cows? They can put more cows in their stalls. Another point is the industrialization of the farming, cows with horns don't fit in the modern milking installations (system (?)  - I am not sure of the correct name for this). Instead a farmer has to milk the cow with a small milking machine and needs more time for that work.

Good to know:

- The farmers dehorn a calf by burning the beginning of the horn (horn buds).
- A horn of a cow (A cow's horn) has blood vessels.
- A cow uses its horns to communicate with other cows.

The initiators want to save the dignity of the cows, too. The A cow should not be (thought of as) a thing, which that gives only milk, but as a (living) creature.

What do you think?

Today I have taken a picture of cows with and without horns. I like the cows with horns.