Weber H
J Med Primatol. 1986;15(6):379-89.
In December 1985, a very clear majority of 70% of the Swiss population rejected the proposal of adding an article to the constitution which would have brought animal experimentation to a complete halt in the country. Evidently, the extreme views of antivivisectionist groups are only shared by a minority of the population. It was possible to achieve this very clear result although a strong aversion to animal experiments and a critical attitude toward biological research exist in Switzerland, as well as in other European countries. The favorable outcome of the vote is due to a broad campaign of frank and comprehensible information provided by the research community, and to the willingness of the scientists to accept ethical restrictions to their work. It has been deemed important in Switzerland to continue with the basic information on biological research and its implications, since an informed public is obviously less prone to the influence of extreme groups.
1985年12月，瑞士70%的绝大多数民众明确否决了一项宪法修正案提案，该提案原本会使该国的动物实验完全停止。显然，反活体解剖组织的极端观点仅为少数民众所认同。尽管瑞士以及其他欧洲国家存在对动物实验的强烈反感和对生物学研究的批判态度，但仍有可能取得这一非常明确的结果。投票的良好结果得益于研究界开展的广泛、坦诚且易于理解的宣传活动，以及科学家愿意接受对其工作的伦理限制。在瑞士，持续提供有关生物学研究及其影响的基本信息被视为很重要，因为显然了解情况的公众较不易受极端组织的影响。
