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• 2021 04 02 Egg consumption reaches new high – animal welfare lags behind

  Egg consumption reaches new high – animal welfare lags behind According to surveys by the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), the number of eggs produced and consumed has never been higher than in 2020. This is highly problematic in terms of animal welfare dignity: Not only are the chickens subjected to maximum performance levels for this, but they are also killed after a very short time. In addition, it is still common practice to kill the male chicks in the egg industry with gas. April 2, 2021 Last year, laying hens in this country laid more than one billion eggs for the second year in a ...

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

  TIR speaks at Animal Ethics Summer School in Oxford Around 150 participants from all over the world met at the Centre for Animal Ethics Summer School in Oxford at the beginning of August. The four-day event was entitled "Animals and the Media: Communicating Ethical Perspectives on Animals". The Foundation for the Animal in the Law (TIR) was represented at the conference with its own delegation and gave a presentation on its public awareness campaigns. August 23, 2023 From 7 to 10 August 2023, the Centre for Animal Ethics held its eighth International Summer School at Merton College, Universit...

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• 2023 10 19 TIR gives a talk at the Canadian Animal Law Conference

  TIR gives a talk at the Canadian Animal Law Conference From 30 September to 1 October, the annual Canadian Animal Law Conference was held in Toronto. In the course of more than 60 lectures and panel discussions, animal protection law experts exchanged views on how the situation of animals can be improved by legal means. The Foundation for Animals in the Law (TIR) was also represented at the event with a presentation. October 19, 2023 The conference, organised by the Canadian animal rights organisation Animal Justice in cooperation with the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, was held for the...

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• 2021 07 30 TIR asks for consideration of animals during national holiday

  TIR asks for consideration of animals during national holiday After most celebrations on the 2020 national holiday were cancelled due to corona, many are looking forward to resuming the traditional August 1 celebrations this year. However, fireworks can be terrifying and highly stressful for companion animals, farm animals, and wildlife. Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law) therefore asks for consideration. July 30, 2021 Fireworks are popular and widely used throughout the country. While many enjoy their flashing colors and booming sounds, the number of those who suffer fr...

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• 2021 03 26 Illegal training aids in dog training series “Canine Intervention”

  Illegal training aids in dog training series “Canine Intervention” Dog training on TV is proving highly popular. The streaming giant Netflix is now following this trend and has released a new series with dog trainer Jas Leverette. TIR is critical of the new series and strongly advises against replicating its content. Some of the training methods in the have been banned in Switzerland. March 26, 2021 On February 25, 2021, Netflix began broadcasting the first season of the new dog training series “Canine Intervention”. The Netflix original highlights the work of the dog trainer Jas Leverette, ow...

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• 2017 09 13 TIR supports "Stop Live Transport" campaign

  TIR supports "Stop Live Transport" campaign Today is world "Stop Live Transport" day. Animal welfare organizations from around the world are drawing attention to the immense suffering of animals on long-distance transports. September 13, 2017 Due to misguided subsidy policies, animals intended for slaughter or fattening are often transported across or even beyond continents. Around two million farm animals are exported from the EU every year. They are transported by trucks and ships and are thereby subjected to immense stress and suffering. The animals have very little space to move and many ...

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• 2017 09 08 TIR has published an expert opinion on the permissibility of restrictions on the trade in fur products made using cruel production methods

  TIR has published an expert opinion on the permissibility of restrictions on the trade in fur products made using cruel production methods TIR is happy to announce its new publication "Zulässigkeit von Beschränkungen des Handels mit tierquälerisch hergestellten Pelzprodukten" (volume 16) from its series "Schriften zum Tier im Recht". The publication examines whether a ban on the import and/or placing on the market of fur products made by using cruel production methods is consistent with Switzerland's international obligations and how such a ban could be designed and implemented in practice. Se...

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• 2016 01 21 TIR at the Washington Convention on Protected Species (CITES)

  TIR at the Washington Convention on Protected Species (CITES) The standing committee of the Washington Convention on protected species met from January 11-15, 2016. Around 500 representatives of governments and organizations discussed matters relating to the regulation of the international trade in endangered animal and plant species. Many animal species are endangered or threatened by extinction due to growing international trade in live animals and products thereof. January 21, 2016 CITES is a global trade agreement intended to preserve animal and plant species by regulating trade. It was si...

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

  TIR gives a presentation at the international animal welfare conference in Strasbourg TIR gives a presentation at the international animal welfare conference in Strasbourg The international EGALS conference "Droit et éthique de l'animal", which took place on October 21 and 22 in Strasbourg, was attended by animal welfare lawyers from all over Europe. A four-person delegation represented Tier im Recht (TIR) at the event and gave a presentation on the legal situation of animals for slaughter in Switzerland. October 24, 2016 The international animal welfare conference "Droit et éthique de l'anima...

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• 2021 09 10 New TIR brochure: Stop indiscriminate funding of animal experiments!

  New TIR brochure: Stop indiscriminate funding of animal experiments! According to the Swiss Animal Welfare Act, animal experiments are only permissible if they are indispensable and if the anticipated gain in knowledge outweigh the stress on the animals in the context of a balance of interests. However, these legal requirements are not adequately considered by the current system of licensing and research funding. A suitable measure to counteract this deficiency would be to introduce a systematic review of the benefits of animal experiments, as Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in t...

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