Swiss Voters to Cows: We Won\'t Pay for You to Keep Your Horns

Swiss Voters to Cows: We Won’t Pay for You to Keep Your Horns

Proposal to provide subsidies to farmers who don’t dehorn their cattle is rejected in nationwide vote

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ZURICH—Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal that would have provided government subsidies to farmers who let cows to keep their horns.

“What can I say? It’s sad,” said Armin Capaul, who introduced the initiative, in a statement. “I did everything I could for the cows.”

The plan, known as the Horned Cow Initiative, was championed by...