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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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• 2016 09 20 Volume 15 of the TIR series on animal dignity protection has been published

  ...insic worth that is to be protected regardless of any physical or mental stress. According to this concept, animals are protected from humiliation, excessive instrumentalization, and far-reaching interference with their outer appearance or abilities. This means that they are also protected from stress that is not necessarily associated with pain, suffering, harm, or fear.   Animal dignity protection is a milestone in animal welfare law and by granting animals a legally protected value regardless of their sentience it is an advance into a biocentric dimension. Accordingly, the concept has arous...

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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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• 2023 06 20 TIR speaks at training conference for law enforcement and veterinary authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

  ...w; TIR) was invited to conduct a training session for law enforcement and veterinary authorities in Sarajevo. The core topic of the conference hosted by Animal Friends Bosnia was the investigation and sanctioning of animal welfare crimes. The event was a success, and we look forward to strengthening our cooperation with Animal Friends Bosnia. June 20, 2023 On May 10, TIR had the opportunity to teach in Bosnia and Herzegovina at a training seminar for law enforcement and veterinary authorities. The event was initiated and organized by lawyer Anda Sandal Karic and her team of the non-profit anim...

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• 2018 06 29 TIR disappointed by the decision of the Federal Supreme Court: The DBT is denied party rights in animal welfare-related criminal proceedings

  ... and deeply regrets to see the Canton of Bern lose an important enforcement tool for animal welfare law. June 29, 2018 With its ruling, the Federal Supreme Court upheld the decision of the court of appeal, which had already denied the DBT all party rights in animal welfare-related criminal proceedings in July 2017. The proceedings revolved in particular around the question as to whether the DBT is a public authority, given that, according to the criminal procedure code, it is only under this condition that it can represent the animals' interests in criminal proceedings. Like the court of appea...

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• 2021 05 10 Illegal dog training aids

  ...ion often arises as to what type of aids are permissible for breeding and training purposes, especially because certain devices are legally sold while their use is prohibited in Switzerland. May 10, 2021 The Swiss animal welfare legislation clearly prohibits, among other things, to mishandle, neglect or unnecessarily overwork a dog. The Animal Welfare Ordinance also contains special provisions that regulate the use of aids for dog training. The use of these aids must not cause injury or significant pain to a dog, nor must it cause severe irritation or anxiety. If behavioral corrections are nec...

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

  ...ed 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 signed in Washington in 1973 and ratified by Switzerland, which was one of the first member states, in 1975. The various species protected by CITES are divided into three categories or, respectively, Annexes I-III according to the deg...

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• 2019 09 02 TIR attends 18th CITES Conference of the Parties in Geneva

  ...neva From August 17 to August 28, 2019, the 18th CITES Conference of the Parties was held in Geneva. For twelve days the Parties discussed the implementation and amendment of the Convention. Overall, TIR offers a positive summary of the conference: for many species already listed in CITES the protection has been increased, other species - such as giraffes - have been added to the CITES Appendices. September 2, 2019 CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international convention aimed at controlling cross-border trade in endangered plant and...

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