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The Association |
Hansruedi Vonlanthen
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The Association |
Hansruedi Vonlanthen
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Haflinger-Pentagon Sàrl-GmbH, 28 April 2026 by Hansruedi Vonlanthen
The Federal Council has decided: horse breeding and animal breeding are to be separated
With the entry into force of the completely revised Animal Breeding Ordinance (TZV) on 1 January 2026, the Federal Council has set an important course: from now on, horse breeding will be treated separately from general animal breeding under a distinct set of regulations. This is not a minor detail — it is a systemic change.
Until now, the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), specifically Mr Christian Stricker as Head of the Animal Products and Animal Breeding Division, had relied on the general TZV to refuse recognition of the umbrella organisation Haflinger-Pentagon Sàrl-GmbH. This line of argument is now invalid under the new Ordinance.
On 23 April 2026, the General Secretariat of the Federal Department of Education, Research and Innovation (WBF) confirmed that the BLW is now obliged to rule on our application in the form of a decision – that is, in a contestable, legally binding decision. This opens the way to the Federal Administrative Court for the first time.
We therefore demand: The implementation of the 2026 Horse Breeding Ordinance must take place without the contradictory articles of the previous Animal Breeding Ordinance — in accordance with the will of the legislator and international requirements (EU Regulation 2016/1012). Responsibility for horse breeding lies with the horse breeding organisations, not within the sole remit of a federal official.