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• 2025 05 30 Fur import ban and declaration obligation for animal foodstuffs - TIR welcomes new regulations, but also points out shortcomings

  ...witzerland have had to be accompanied by a declaration stating the species of animal from which the fur originates, where it comes from and how the animal was kept or hunted. However, as the declaration requirement has been disregarded by sales outlets across the board since it was introduced, the Federal Council announced around two years ago that it would ban the import of fur products produced in a cruel manner (see news from 14.4.2023). Last Wednesday, it adopted the corresponding amendments to the ordinance. These stipulate that furs may only be imported into Switzerland in future if they...

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• 2022 02 25 TIR Library Newsletter: 2022 Book Recommendation

  ...of recent additions to the TIR library, including books, articles, and movies on topics related to animals. The current newsletter focuses on the history of algae, their benefits for humans, and their high efficacy in reducing CO2 emissions. February 25, 2022 In 2015, 196 countries signed the Paris ... ...dominate the way we see the world. Images of polar bears on floating ice floes, detached from the permanent pack ice, are disturbing and thought-provoking. Such images make global warming more visible and give us an idea of its profound consequences. The book featured in the current newsletter, "Sli...

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• Help for animals in Ukraine and Ukrainians fleeing with their companion animals

  ...f there is doubt as to their immunization.Animals with insufficient vaccination against rabies are subject to a 120-day quarantine at home from the date of entry into the EU/Switzerland. However, the competent authorities will determine the specific measures in each individual case. It is therefore ... ...imals from Ukraine (see above-mentioned FSVO fact sheet in Englisch and Ukrainian), although the competent cantonal veterinary authority may waive these measures if there is evidence of sufficient rabies immunization:Dogs must be kept on a short leash at all times and may not be let off the leash;Ca...

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• 2021 11 04 TIR Library Newsletter: TIR presents its reading tip, "Die Essensvernichter" (in English: "The Food Destroyers")

  ...ses), which amounts to about half of the environmental impact of motorized private transport. In households and restaurants, wasted bread and bakery products, fresh vegetables, pork, and beef account for the highest environmental impact.Food that is produced but not consumed generates unnecessary CO... ... risks and poverty (see Swissveg and the Coller Animal Law Forum for more information), not to mention the considerable animal suffering caused by the breeding, rearing, transport and slaughter of animals. Destroying food of animal origin seems particularly despicable in this context."Die Essens...

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• 2018 06 14 TIR supports "Stop Live Transport" campaign

  ...inents; this is due to an absurd subsidy system that creates incentives for live transport. In European countries, there are a number of provisions for the protection of animals for slaughter and fattening during transport. For example, regular watering and feeding are required and the animals must ... ...y been documented  (see SRF program "Kassensturz" from April 24, 2018).  The road transit of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and poultry for slaughter through Switzerland is prohibited under article 175 of the Animal Welfare Ordinance. However, the transit ban for long-distance transports is freq...

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• 2016 08 10 TIR files complaint against Circus Royal for animal dignity violation

  ...ed an immediate end to the lion act. August 10, 2016 The Swiss Animal Welfare Act protects not only the well-being of animals but also their dignity. Dignity protection, which is also enshrined in the Constitution, grants animals an inherent worth and implies that they do not primarily exist for hum... ... everything as they see fit. Instead of raising the public's awareness for the needs and the protection of animals, the circus is reinforcing an alarming human-animal relationship where predators are treated and presented as mere objects of entertainment. .The lion act at Circus Royal gravely disreg...

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• 2023 08 23 TIR speaks at Animal Ethics Summer School in Oxford

  ...ust 23, 2023 From 7 to 10 August 2023, the Centre for Animal Ethics held its eighth International Summer School at Merton College, University of Oxford. The renowned  Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, founded in 2006 by theology professor Andrew Linzey, is an independent institute that promotes the e... ... Centre since 2020 (see TIR news of 7 December 2020), spoke about TIR's public relations work in his presentation "Using the Media for Raising Awareness for Animals: A TIR Case Study". The focus was on the various awareness-raising campaigns created in collaboration with the Ruf Lanz creative agen...

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• 2016 10 24 TIR gives a presentation at the international animal welfare conference in Strasbourg

  ...e, Law and Ethics" (see the news report (in German) from June 3, 2015). The legal part of the conference focused on the issue of animal slaughter. Animal welfare lawyers from France, Finland, Poland, Britain, and Switzerland provided information on the legal situation in their respective countries a... ... speakers responded to questions from the audience, which led to a very lively debate.The Eurogroup for Animal Law Studies  (EGALS), which organized the conference, connects animal welfare lawyers and academics from all over Europe. Dr. Gieri Bolliger, Vanessa Gerritsen, Christen Künzli, Andreas Rüt...

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• 2016 05 31 Animal welfare organizations demand a Swiss ban on the import and transit of hunting trophies

  ...round the world due to its "Big Five" (lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, and buffalos). Every year, foreign hunters kill over 100'000 wild animals. With appropriate authorization, hunters are usually allowed to bring the animals back home as trophies. Hunting safaris and the collection of hunting ... ...or trophy hunting  (see the TIR news report (in German) from March 3, 2016).It is often argued that hunting tourism contributes to the preservation of biodiversity and the alleviation of poverty.  However, this argumentation is highly questionable, as is shown in the report by the economist network ...

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• 2017 03 13 TIR campaign wins "Poster of the Year" award again!

  ...s emotions, appeals to our conscience, and activates".TIR's awareness-raising campaign "Animal Judges", which was also designed by Ruf Lanz, had already won first prize in 2013 (see the news report from March 7, 2014 [in German]). TIR is very pleased with this prestigious recognition and would like to thank Ruf Lanz sincerely for the many years of amicable and successful collaboration. Further information (in German):News report from October 11, 2016 on the launching of the TIR campaign "Animals as Trash" Report by Werbewoche 18/2016 from November 14, 2016 on the TIR campaign "Animals as Tr...

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