Art. 20 Conduct of experiments

¹ Pain, suffering or harm may be inflicted on, or anxiety induced in, animals only if this is unavoidable for the purpose of the experiment.

² Experiments on animals higher on the evolutionary scale may only be carried out if the purpose of the experiment cannot be achieved in animal species that are lower on the evolutionary scale and no suitable alternative methods are available.

³ The Federal Council shall regulate the further requirements governing the conduct of experiments.

Art. 20 Execuziun dals experiments

¹ Dolurs, suffrientschas u donns dastgan mo vegnir chaschunads ad in animal, u in animal dastga mo vegnir tementà, sche quai è inevitabel per ademplir l’intent da l’experiment cun animals.

² Ils experiments dastgan vegnir fatgs mo cun animals d’in stgalim superiur da la scala da l’evoluziun, sche l’intent na po betg vegnir cuntanschì cun animals d’in stgalim inferiur da la scala da l’evoluziun e sch’i na dat naginas metodas alternativas adattadas.

³ Il Cussegl federal fixescha las ulteriuras pretensiuns a l’execuziun dals experiments.

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