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• 2023 04 14 TIR delighted: Federal Council has ambitions to ban the import of fur produced under conditions of animal cruelty

  ...r products produced in a cruel manner. The Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) was instructed to prepare a corresponding consultation draft by the end of March 2024. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law) has been campaigning for such an import ban for many years and therefore welcomes the Federal Council's decision. April 14, 2023 The demand for an import ban on furs produced under conditions of animal cruelty has been the subject of political debates and initiatives time and again in years past. Most recently, a motion to this effect by National ...

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• 2016 11 24 Animal Welfare-Related Penal Practice 2015: TIR analysis shows massive discrepancies from one canton to another in the persecution of animal abuse and considerable deficits in the current practice of criminal authorities

  ...e canton to another in the persecution of animal abuse and considerable deficits in the current practice of criminal authorities At a media conference today, TIR presented a comprehensive analysis of the Swiss animal welfare-related penal practice of 2015. With 1998 animal welfare-related proceeding... ...in the TIR database for 2015, which set a new record. TIR considers this to be a positive development, because the number of cases do not show an increase in actual animal abuse, but are rather the result of a more consistent enforcement of animal welfare-related criminal law.A particularly large nu...

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• 2018 11 26 TIR disappointed at rejection of cow horn initiative

  ... widespread support for the initiative, it was unable to reach a majority: 54.7 percent of the Swiss electorate rejected the initiative "For the dignity of farm animals". The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) is disappointed at the outcome of the vote but sees a positive development in the public debate on the meaning and purpose of cow and goat horns, which has spread far beyond Switzerland's borders, and will continue to support the cause. November 26, 2018 The committee behind the cow horn initiative IG Hornkuh launched the initiative in 2014 with the intention of creating an incentive t...

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• 2007 06 01 Sexuality with Animals (Zoophilia) – an Unrecognized Problem in Animal Welfare Legislation Report by Gieri Bolliger and Antoine F. Goetschel, Zurich 2005

  ...nrecognized Problem in Animal Welfare Legislation Report by Gieri Bolliger and Antoine F. Goetschel, Zurich 2005 Sexuality with Animals (Zoophilia) – an Unrecognized Problem in Animal Welfare Legislation Report by Gieri Bolliger and Antoine F. Goetschel, Zurich 2005 Sexuality with animals (zoophilia) has always been an element of human culture and it remains a far more widespread phenomenon than generally assumed. While zoophilia was severely penalized on ethical and religious grounds for centuries, the age of enlightenment led to more rational views on this topic and consequently milder punis...

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• 2017 08 World Ranger Day on July 31, 2017

  ...a good opportunity for the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) to draw attention to those who protect animals and the dangers that their work entails. Two years ago, TIR visited the Anti-Poaching and Tracking Specialists (ATS) in Zimbabwe and was able to gain insight into their work for the protection of rhinos. July 31, 2017 Every day, rangers risk their lives to protect wild animals from poaching and other threats. They are not always adequately equippend or even properly trained. This increases the risk of being injured or killed during service. This is where Bryce Clemence, direc...

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• Wildlife Protection

  ...Wildlife Protection In recent decades, the world has undergone dramatic changes. Climate change and a rapidly growing population, leading to increased demand for habitable land and consumer goods, are putting immense pressure on ecosystems and natural resources. As a result of this, wildlife habitats are shrinking. Rainforests, for example, give way to palm plantations for the production of palm oil. The scarcity of habitats also leads to an increase in conflicts between wildlife and humans, especially in rural areas. At the same time, the demand and thus the market for wildlife and wildlife p...

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• 2024 04 01 Swiss animal welfare law: not as good as Swiss chocolate

  ... as Swiss chocolate In its new awareness-raising campaign, the Foundation for the Animal in the Law (TIR) criticises Swiss animal welfare law. This is generally considered exemplary, but allows serious abuses in the treatment of animals. Chocolate animals are used to depict the suffering that lies behind the elegant packaging. The campaign was once again realised by the renowned creative agency Ruf Lanz. April 1, 2024 Switzerland is world-famous - both for its fine, high-quality chocolate and for its strict and favourable animal welfare laws. Unfortunately though,  the image is deceptive: Swis...

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

  ...he 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 the Law) explains in its brochure. September 10, 2021 Research based on animal experiments is increasingly criticized not only in view of animal ethics, but also from a scientific standpo...

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• 2018 10 09 TIR attends meeting of CITES Standing Committee in Sochi, Russia

  ... Standing Committee in Sochi, Russia The CITES Standing Committee held its meeting in Sochi, Russia, from October 1 to October 5, 2018. More than 600 representatives of governments and organizations (IGOs and NGOs) discussed the regulation of international trade in endangered animal and plant specie... ...cial contributions. For the period 2019-2022, Switzerland pledged a financial contribution of one million Swiss francs per year to support CITES.At the 70th meeting of the Standing Committee in Sochi, issues such as compliance with and enforcement of the convention, trade in ivory, and Japan's trade...

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• 2018 10 15 TIR files criminal complaint against slaughterhouses in Moudon and Avenches

  ...nst slaughterhouses in Moudon and Avenches The animal rights group "Pour l'Egalité d'Animale (PEA)" published video footage from slaughterhouses in Avenches and Moudon in the canton of Vaud on its website  www.abattoirs-suisses.ch. The footage shows serious violations of the Animal Welfare Act. The ... ...ouse is responsible for compliance with the provisions of the animal welfare legislation. Slaughterhouse employees may not inflict unjustified pain, suffering or harm on the animals, frighten them, unnecessarily overexert them or otherwise disregard their dignity. Based on the video material, TIR ...

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