10 Facts About Antoine Goetschel

Antoine Francois Goetschel was born on 1958 and is a Swiss lawyer who has focused on animal rights law.

Antoine Goetschel played a prominent role lobbying for the unsuccessful March 2010 Swiss referendum which would have provided legal representation to all animals involved in Swiss court cases.

Antoine Goetschel serves as the animal advocate for the canton of Zurich.

Antoine Goetschel says that a third of his legal work is devoted to cases involving animals and the rest of his time is spent in private practice.

Antoine Goetschel has represented a variety of animals during his tenure as an animal lawyer, however.

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Antoine Goetschel has prosecuted on behalf of fish that were used in a game show episode in which contestants attempted to catch them by hand, arguing that the contestants did not treat the fish with the dignity they deserved.

Antoine Goetschel became interested in animal rights at age 23 after an accident left him temporarily unable to speak.

Antoine Goetschel later became a vegetarian and became active in the animal rights movement.

Antoine Goetschel has played a prominent role in lobbying for Swiss animal rights legislation.

Antoine Goetschel lobbied on behalf of 2003 law which led to animals being treated as sentient beings, rather than property, in Swiss law.