Nearly 80% of Swiss voters reject ban on animal testing

Voters in Switzerland overwhelmingly rejected a referendum Sunday on banning the use of animals as test subjects.

According to a report by Swissinfo, the online outlet of the Swiss national broadcaster, at least 79% of voters rejected an initiative aimed at banning “all experimentation on animals and humans, and to stop the import of any new products developed using such testing."

Meanwhile, only 20.9% of voters said "yes" to the ban initiative attempting to "halt tests, saying they are unethical and unnecessary."