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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=11781285 A woman has been denied a Swiss passport because residents thought her animal rights campaigning and criticism of local traditions was "annoying". Nancy Holten, 42, was born in the Netherlands, moved to Switzerland when she was eight, and has two children who are Swiss citizens. But her second attempt to obtain a Swiss passport of her own has been rejected by the residents committee in Gipf-Oberfrick in the canton of Aargau, who have a say in citizenship applications, according to The Local. It reported Holten, a vegan and animal rights campaigner, has gained an unfavourable reputation in the municipality due to her hard-line stance against the local use of cowbells, which she claims damages cows' health. Holten has also campaigned against hunting and piglet racing, as well as complained about noise from church bells in town. more at link