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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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• 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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• 2018 06 12 Petition delivery in Berne: "Mandatory neutering of outdoor cats"

  ...e signed a petition to the Swiss Parliament demanding the introduction of mandatory neutering of outdoor cats in order to curb the excessive reproduction of cats and thus reduce the suffering of cats in Switzerland. The petition sheets will be handed over to parliament at noon today in Berne. June 12, 2018 The petition, launched in spring 2016 by the animal welfare organizations Network for Animal Protection (NetAP) and the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR), has received broad support from animal welfare circles and the general public. Support for the demand to make the neutering of outdoor...

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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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• 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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• 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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• 2024 11 18 TIR explains the legal and practical reality of Swiss pig farming

  ...ns frequently refer to the strict Swiss animal welfare laws. State-subsidised advertising of happy animals is intended to stimulate the desire for meat and counteract any guilty conscience. The Foundation for the Animal in the Law (TIR) is deeply concerned about the legal basis and enforcement in Switzerland - and paints a completely different picture to that of advertising and the industry. November 18,2024 The standard of Swiss pig farming can be described as modest at best. In an international comparison, animal welfare regulations in this country may be somewhat better - but the vast major...

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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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