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• 2024 12 20 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...2024 We humans like to differentiate ourselves from animals, even though we have a lot in common with them and are animals ourselves, in some respect. We are at odds with being on the same level as a pig or a monkey, for example. However, we like to adorn ourselves with attributes of other creatures that enhance our human abilities, but which we ultimately cannot achieve; for example, the visual acuity of an eagle or the speed of a cheetah. The numerous astounding characteristics of the natural and animal world have also inspired mankind to create ground-breaking inventions. For instan...

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• Swiss animal welfare law: not as good as Swiss chocolate

  ...e Switzerland likes to claim that it has one of the strictest animal welfare laws. However, a closer look reveals that even in this country, certain forms of husbandry and practices are still permitted in the treatment of animals that significantly restrict their welfare and dignity. In order to use animals intensively, their suffering is consciously accepted and legitimised with the help of legal provisions. The current animal welfare regulations only define minimum standards, the adherence to which does not guarantee a species-appropriate or stress-free life for the affected animals. But the...

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• 2021 06 14 TIR supports “Ban Live Exports” campaign

  ...the call for an end to long international transports of live animals. Animal transports that were stuck because of Corona-related border closures as well as the emergency slaughter or disposal of thousands of calves left to wait on two ships for months without care in the spring of 2021 in Spain are another reminder of the urgent need to ban such transports. June 14, 2021 Every year, millions of animals are transported across Europe and other continents; this is due to an absurd subsidy system that creates incentives for live transport. Nowadays, individual production steps in the livestock in...

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• 2018 02 02 TIR files criminal complaint for animal welfare violations in chicken rearing

  ...s have the capacity to suffer and feel is given little consideration in the conventional poultry meat and egg industry. For example, it is permitted to keep up to 27,000 broilers in the same facility until the 28th fattening day. From the 43rd fattening day onwards, a maximum of 18,000 animals are permitted. It is hardly possible to meet the needs of the individual animal in such intensive farming systems, even though chickens are equally covered by the animal welfare legislation as are all other vertebrates. They are protected in their well-being and dignity just as much as dogs, cats and cat...

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• 2025 07 21 TIR at European Conference on Legal Representation for Animals

  ... conference "Access to Justice for Animals in Europe: Towards an ‘Aarhus Convention’ for Animals?" in Hamburg, at the beginning of July, to engage in in-depth discussions on access to justice for animals in Europe. The event, organised by the AJA (Access to Justice for Animals) research group, took place at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law. The Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) was represented by a three-member delegation. July 21, 2025 The conference focused on how animal welfare law can be strengthened and enforced at the transnational level. The main ...

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• 2025 09 06 TIR speaks again at the Animal Ethics Summer School in Oxford

  ...nimal modifications to captive conditions’. September 6, 2025 From 4 to 7 August 2025, Merton College at Oxford University hosted the tenth international summer school of the Centre for Animal Ethics. The renowned Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics founded in 2006 by theology professor Andrew Linzey, is an independent institute dedicated to promoting the ethical status and practical protection of animals through academic study and public debate. The Oxford Centre has over a hundred fellows from about twenty countries worldwide who conduct research in the natural sciences or humanities and have ma...

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• 2022 01 27 TIR supports the people’s initiative “Basic Rights for Primates” in the canton of Basel-Stadt

  ...egislation compared to the rest of the world. In 1992, for example, the recognition of the dignity of creatures was enshrined in the Federal Constitution (FC), and in 2008 the protection of animal dignity was included in the purpose clause of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Since 2003, article 641a of the Civil Code (CC) states that animals are not objects (however, apart from a few exceptions, property law still largely applies to animals) Nevertheless, the Animal Welfare Act is primarily oriented towards human user interests and permits the industrial production of animal products, as is the c...

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• 2022 06 03 TIR Library Newsletter: Selected Reading Tip

  ...ected new additions to its library, including books, articles, and films on animal-related topics. The current issue focuses on the history of milk, the bright and dark sides of dairy farming, and Europe's dairy industry. June 6, 2022 Cows with intact horns on lush green pastures - this image still appears on milk cartons or in commercials, fooling trusting consumers into believing that dairy cows live a happy life. For decades, milk has been touted as a healthy and natural food essential to our well-being. The Organization of Swiss Milk Producers (SMP) claims on its websit www.swissmilk.ch th...

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• 2025 11 07 The FEI changes the ‘blood rule’ – TIR criticises this decision

  ...l Assembly voted 82 to 20 in favour of amending the so-called ‘blood rule’ in show jumping. In doing so, the International Equestrian Federation has significantly weakened a regulation that serves animal welfare. Whereas visible blood on a horse was previously sufficient grounds for disqualification, from January 2026 onwards, an on-site assessment will be carried out to determine whether the horse is ‘fit to compete’ despite its injury. From TIR's point of view, this decision is a step backwards. November 7, 2025 In the run-up to the FEI vote on the ‘Blood Rule’, the TIR was asked to prepare ...

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• 2023 07 21 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...ution-oriented ways to achieve this.  July 21, 2023 Phasing out the animal industry is a radical step that philosopher and animal rights activist Friederike Schmitz proposes in her new book. Current animal husbandry and the consumption of animal products entail a long list of negative impacts which, in addition to animal suffering and climate emissions, also pose health risks to humans. Minor adjustments in animal welfare regulations to reduce animal suffering, as well as the individual contribution of a minority of the population to abstain from or drastically reduce animal food, are no long...

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