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83 million. (Swiss Stories 2026, by Klaus Petrus) - Swiss Press Award

Schweinehaltung, konventionell, Kanton Luzern.
Klaus Petrus
Schweinehaltung, konventionell, Kanton Luzern.
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2026

83 million.

Klaus Petrus

Every year, 83 million farm animals are slaughtered in Switzerland. Although we still hold the image of small-scale farming in our minds, factory farming has long been a reality here as well: 18,000 chickens in a single shed, 10 pigs in an area the size of a car parking space, without straw or outdoor access their entire lives, is no longer the exception, but the norm.

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83 million.

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Photo / Swiss Stories
2026

Klaus Petrus

Every year, 83 million farm animals are slaughtered in Switzerland. Although we still hold the image of small-scale farming in our minds, factory farming has long been a reality here as well: 18,000 chickens in a single shed, 10 pigs in an area the size of a car parking space, without straw or outdoor access their entire lives, is no longer the exception, but the norm.

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Klaus Petrus / Swiss Press Award

Klaus Petrus

Fotojournalist / Reporter, Biel Bienne, 1967

Klaus Petrus arbeitet freiberuflich als Fotojournalist und Reporter und ist Redaktor beim SURPRISE Magazin. Er interessiert sich für Armut, Ausgrenzung, Migration und Kriege und berichtet vor allem aus der Schweiz, dem Balkan und Nahen Osten.

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